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. 2011 Oct 7;89(4):529–542. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.09.008

Table 1.

Evaluation of Primary Hypothyroidism Algorithm at the Five eMERGE Sites

Site Primary Phenotype Total Genotyped Subjects Primary Hypothyroidism
Cases Controls Case PPV (%) Control PPV (%)
Group Health dementia 2532 397 1,160 98 100
Marshfield cataracts 4113 514 1,187 91 100
Mayo Clinic peripheral arterial disease 3043 233 1,884 82 96
Northwestern type 2 diabetes 1217 92 470 98 100
Vanderbilt normal cardiac conduction 2712 81 352 98 100

All sites 13,617 1317 5053 92.4a 98.5a

Genotype counts represent all subjects who were found by the hypothyroidism algorithms at each site and who were genotyped. Counts are limited to those classified as “white” in the electronic medical record of each site. PPV = positive predictive value.

a

Average weighted for number of samples contributed to the total.