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. 1999 Oct;9(10):972–977. doi: 10.1101/gr.9.10.972

Table 2.

Sources of Variation for Quantitative Traits in Canadian Inuit from Stepwise Regression Analysis

Covariate Partial r2 Pr>Fa Partial r2 Pr>Fa Partial r2 Pr>Fa







Weight BMI
Sex 0.095 <0.0001 N.S. (>0.15)
Age 0.029 0.010 0.088 <0.0001
GNB3 825T recessive 0.019 0.034 0.030 0.008
Waist girth Hip girth WHR
Sex 0.017 0.035 N.S. (>0.15) 0.094 <0.0001
Age 0.189 <0.0001 0.098 <0.0001 0.171 <0.0001
GNB3 825T recessive 0.021 0.021 0.037 0.003 N.S. (>0.15)
Subscapular skinfold Triceps skinfold STR
Sex 0.133 <0.0001 0.143 <0.0001 N.S. (>0.15)
Age 0.015 0.061 N.S. (>0.15) 0.011 0.14
GNB3 825T recessive 0.016 0.052 0.017 0.047 N.S. (>0.15)
Systolic blood pressure Diastolic blood pressure
Sex 0.085 <0.0001 0.062 0.0002
Age 0.131 0.0002 N.S. (>0.15)
GNB3 825T recessive N.S. (>0.15) N.S. (>0.15)
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(Pr>F), Probability of a greater F-value from linear regression. Significant associations with the genetic marker are shown in boldface type.