Table 1.
Characteristics of Family Members for BMI Genome Scan from the FBPP Study
| Study and Population (N) | Age(years) | % Male | BMI | % BMI >30 | Heritability |
| GenNet: | |||||
| White (606) | 45.0 ± 14.1 | 47.2 | 29.2 ± 6.1 | 38.5 | .59 |
| Black (621) | 40.5 ± 11.7 | 40.5 | 30.2 ± 8.3 | 42.3 | .57 |
| GENOA: | |||||
| White (753) | 56.3 ± 9.8 | 47.3 | 30.0 ± 6.2 | 41.4 | .43 |
| Black (617) | 56.5 ± 9.4 | 34.5 | 30.4 ± 6.3 | 45.5 | .45 |
| Mexican American (788) | 55.8 ± 11.6 | 38.85 | 30.8 ± 6.1 | 50.4 | .63 |
| HyperGEN: | |||||
| White (1,138) | 60.8 ± 9.4 | 47.31 | 30.4 ± 6.0 | 43.4 | .56 |
| Black (1,256) | 50.7 ± 11.0 | 35.33 | 32.4 ± 7.6 | 56.9 | .62 |
| SAPPHIRe: | |||||
| Asian (1,070) | 54.0 ± 12.2 | 43.6 | 25.6 ± 3.8 | 9.9 | .57 |