Table 3. LOD scores >1.5 and p values of multipoint linkage analysis for muscle and bone cross-sectional area (MBA) and knee strength phenotypes .

Trait	SNP	Location	cM	LOD unadjusted	pValue	Empirical p value	LOD covariate MBA	LOD covariate MBA + Sport index
>1.5 LOD regions for unadjusted phenotypes (and comparison after covariation)
MBA mid thigh	rs695167	8q13.2	79.78	1.719	0.002	0.016	—	1.254*
	rs296736	12q13.13	63.82	1.783	0.002	0.012	—	1.712*
	rs926949	14q32.2	109.13	2.998	0.0001	0.0049	—	2.854*
	rs7175643	15q32.2	99.82	2.048	0.0011	0.0102	—	1.078*
Torque at 30° flexion	rs1445128	2p24.2	41.12	2.572	0.0003	0.0097	1.532	1.615
	rs246079	12q24.11	124.26	1.791	0.002	0.018	0.335	0.463
Torque–length flexion	rs7846911	9q21.32	81.01	2.004	0.0012	0.0003	2.858	2.824
	rs4962424	10q26.13	153.12	1.81	0.002	0.003	2.524	2.524
	rs225553	12q24.32	147.91	1.615	0.003	<0.001	1.261	1.259
	rs760267	14q24.3	76.68	4.088	0.00001	<0.00001	2.972	2.895
Torque–length extension	rs13320	1q21.3	145.69	2.326	0.0005	<0.0001	2.064	2.032
	rs714513	2p23.3	50.2	2.690	0.0002	<0.0001	2.654	2.627
	rs9328112	6p25.2	7.27	2.079	0.001	<0.001	2.009	2.004
	rs1998825	10q26.3	166.36	1.877	0.002	<0.001	1.733	1.725
	rs169631	12q24.31	141.2	1.751	0.002	<0.001	1.308	1.291
	rs3785513	17q25.3	137.3	1.746	0.002	<0.001	1.644	1.669
	rs1010800	18q11.2	43.66	2.205	0.0007	<0.0001	2.173	2.175
Additional >1.5 LOD regions after adjustment for covariates
MBA mid thigh	rs1880542	2q14.2	130.66	1.438	—	—	—	1.592*
Torque at 30° flexion	rs2056865	7q31.2	122.77	1.140	—	—	1.522	1.516
	rs8035183	15q23	74.51	0.262	—	—	1.853	1.777
Torque at 60° extension	rs1556611	10q23.31	109.44	0.117	—	—	1.566	1.695
	rs1941487	18p11.31	21.53	0.383	—	—	2.394	2.321

MBA, muscle and bone cross-sectional area of the mid thigh.

*Sport Index.