Table 3.

Genetic correlation (ρ_g) of adiposity traits with apnea hypopnea index

	Home sample			GCRC sample			GCRC sample with BMI adjustment
	ρg	H0: ρg=0	H0: |ρg|=1	ρg	H0: ρg=0	H0: |ρg|=1	ρg	H0: ρg=0	H0: |ρg|=1
Body Mass Index	0.59 (0.06)	p < 10−10	p < 10−10	0.64 (0.09)	p < 10−5	p < 10−5	---	---	---
Waist	0.61 (0.06)	p < 10−10	p < 10−10	0.67 (0.09)	p < 10−5	p < 10−4	0.22 (0.18)	p = 0.22	p < 10−4
Hip	0.57 (0.06)	p < 10−10	p < 10−10	0.61 (0.10)	p < 10−5	p < 10−5	−0.06 (0.19)	p = 0.77	p < 10−5
Neck	0.59 (0.06)	p < 10−10	p < 10−10	0.56 (0.10)	p < 10−4	p < 10−6	0.05 (0.16)	p = 0.73	p < 10−5
Leptin				0.46 (0.16)	p = 0.015	p < 10−3	−0.43 (0.36)	p = 0.20	p = 0.80
Adiponectin				−0.34 (0.13)	p = 0.012	p < 10−7	−0.15 (0.15)	p = 0.32	p < 10−5
Resistin				0.11 (0.13)	p = 0.41	p < 10−7	0.01 (0.14)	p = 0.92	p < 10−5

Maximum likelihood estimates displayed with standard errors in parentheses. ρ_g: genetic correlation.

All models include age, age², sex, age*sex, and height as covariates.

BMI: body mass index, GCRC: general clinical research center.