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. 2016 Jul 5;113(27):7377–7382. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1510497113

Table 1.

A description of the phenotypes measured in the Ugandan cohort

Phenotype Category Description
BMI Anthropometric index Body mass index
Height Anthropometric index Height
HIP Anthropometric index Hip circumference
Waist Anthropometric index Waist circumference
Weight Anthropometric index Weight
WHR Anthropometric index Waist–hip ratio
Basophils Blood factor Basophil count
Eosinophils Blood factor Eosinophil count
Hematocrit Blood factor Hematocrit
Hemoglobin Blood factor Hemoglobin
Lymphocytes Blood factor Lymphocyte count
MCH Blood factor Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCHC Blood factor Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
MCV Blood factor Mean corpuscular volume
Monocytes Blood factor Monocyte count
MPV Blood factor Mean platelet volume
Neutrophils Blood factor Neutrophil count
Platlets Blood factor Platelet count
RBC dstr width Blood factor Red blood cell distribution width
RBCs Blood factor Red blood cell count
WBC Blood factor White blood cell count
DBP Blood pressure Diastolic blood pressure
SBP Blood pressure Systolic blood pressure
HbA1c2 Glycemic control HbA1c2
Cholesterol Lipid test Total cholesterol
HDL Lipid test High-density lipoprotein
LDL Lipid test Low-density lipoprotein
Triglycerides Lipid test Triglycerides
Alanine Liver function Alanine aminotransferase test
Albumin Liver function Serum albumin test
Alkaline Liver function Alkaline phosphatase test
Aspartate Liver function Aspartate aminotransferase test
Bilirubin Liver function Bilirubin
Gamma Liver function Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase test