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. 2018 Dec;138(12):2617–2624. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.05.023

Table 4.

Cross-tabulation of polygenic risk score versus traditional risk score categorized in tertiles1

Traditional Risk Score Polygenic Risk Score, n (%)
Tertile 1 (Lower Risk) Tertile 2 (Average Risk) Tertile 3 (Higher Risk) Total
Australia
 Tertile 1 (lower risk) 223 (65) 91 (26) 30 (9) 344 (100)
 Tertile 2 (average risk) 94 (27) 160 (46) 91 (26) 345 (100)
 Tertile 3 (higher risk) 27 (8) 94 (27) 225 (65) 346 (100)
 Total 344 345 346 1,035
Leeds
 Tertile 1 (lower risk) 244 (50) 138 (28) 104 (21) 486 (100)
 Tertile 2 (average risk) 153 (31) 209 (43) 125 (26) 487 (100)
 Tertile 3 (higher risk) 89 (18) 140 (29) 258 (53) 487 (100)
 Total 486 487 487 1,460
1

Both models are adjusted for demographic and study design factors: age, sex, city of recruitment, and European ancestry.