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. 2015 Jun 11;16(Suppl 7):S4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-16-S7-S4

Table 3.

Top 10 ranked cardiovascular diseases and its related risk factors.

Diseases/traits Based on GWAS genetics (878) Diseases Based on OMIM genetics (4732)
Diseases/traits Ranking
(top%)
Diseases Ranking
(top%)
Obesity-related traits 0.11% Myocardial infarction, susceptibility to 0.23%
Coronary heart disease 0.80% Ventricular tachycardia 0.25%
HDL cholesterol 1.13% Diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent 0.32%
Type 2 diabetes 1.48% Coronary artery disease, susceptibility to 0.51%
LDL cholesterol 1.82% LDL cholesterol level qt 0.66%
Total cholesterol 1.94% Hypercholesterolemia, familial 0.68%
Triglycerides 3.30% Microvascular complications of diabetes 0.69%
Lipid metabolism phenotypes 3.53% Atherosclerosis, susceptibility to 0.78%
Metabolic syndrome 3.64% Obesity, susceptibility to 1.88%
Cardiovascular disease risk factors 4.55% Diabetes mellitus, type 2, susceptibility
to
3.14%