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Table 3 Parent-offspring regressions for adjusted trait measures

From: Circulating leukocyte telomere length is highly heritable among families of Arab descent

Trait

Slope

R-squared

N pairs

P value

BMI

0.27

0.07

104

0.0087

Weight

0.22

0.07

107

0.0062

Height

0.17

0.02

106

0.12

Hip circumference

0.36

0.14

105

0.0001

Waist circumference

0.30

0.10

106

0.0008

Systolic BP

0.09

0.01

89

0.35

Diastolic BP

āˆ’0.02

0.00

90

0.78

Glucose

0.05

0.01

104

0.34

Triglycerides

0.05

0.03

103

0.09

Total-Cholesterol

0.24

0.08

104

0.0033

HDL-Cholesterol

0.09

0.04

105

0.50

LDL-Cholesterol

0.27

0.15

103

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Telomere length

0.66

0.28

41

0.0003

  1. Note: P-value significant at pā€‰<ā€‰0.05.