Table 2.
Trait | h2 ± SE | p-value | Variance* | Covariates |
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Mean Total IMT (IMTx) | 0.65 ± 0.05 | < 0.0001 | 0.51 | Age, ageˆ2,sex, PackYears, WHR, BMI |
Mean Bifurcation IMT (BIFx) | 0.58 ± 0.05 | < 0.0001 | 0.44 | Age,ageˆ2, sex, PackYears, WHR, BMI |
Mean Internal Carotid IMT (ICAx) | 0.47 ± 0.05 | < 0.0001 | 0.21 | Age, ageˆ2,sex, hypercholesterolemia, WHR, BMI |
Mean Common Carotid IMT (CCAx) | 0.56 ± 0.05 | < 0.0001 | 0.54 | Age, sex, hypertension, diabetes, PackYears, WHR BMI |
Max Total IMT (IMTm) | 0.62 ± 0.05 | < 0.0001 | 0.52 | Age, ageˆ2,sex, PackYears, WHR, BMI |
Max Bifurcation IMT (BIFm) | 0.51 ± 0.05 | < 0.0001 | 0.47 | Age, ageˆ2, sex, age*sex, PackYears, WHR, BMI |
Max Internal Carotid IMT (ICAm) | 0.41 ± 0.06 | < 0.0001 | 0.2 | Age, ageˆ2, sex, PackYears, WHR, BMI |
Max Common Carotid IMT (CCAm) | 0.48 ± 0.05 | < 0.0001 | 0.53 | Age, sex, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, PackYears, WHR, BMI |
WHR – waist hip ratio
BMI – body mass index
Proportion of variance due to all final covariates