Table 1

Characteristics of phenotypes studied*




Eligible exam cycles



Phenotype
Na
Description
Offspring
Cohort
Adjustmentb
Heritability

ppfev1
1217
Percent predicted FEV1 for latest exam
7, 6, 5, 3
19, 17, 13
Predicted defined by age, age2, height, % predicted adjusted for current or former smoking, pack-years, and BMI
0.36
ppfvc
1217
Percent predicted FVC for latest exam
7, 6, 5, 3
19, 17, 13
Same as ppfev1
0.45
ppratio
1217
Percent predicted FEV1/FVC for latest exam
7, 6, 5, 3
19, 17, 13
Same as ppfev1
0.29
ppfef
1212
Percent predicted FEF25–75 for latest exam
7, 6, 5, 3
19, 17, 13
Same as ppfev1
0.40
ppfefrat
1212
Percent predicted FEF25–75/FVC for latest exam
7, 6, 5, 3
19, 17, 13
Same as ppfev1
0.41
meanfev1
1222
Mean FEV1 from two exams
3 and 5
5 or 6 and 13
age, age2, BMI, height, current or former smoking, and pack-years
0.35
meanfvc
1222
Mean FVC from two exams
3 and 5
5 or 6 and 13
Same as meanfev1
0.51
meanratio
1222
Mean FEV1/FVC from two exams
3 and 5
5 or 6 and 13
Same as meanfev1
0.25
fev1slope
1097
Longitudinal slope of FEV1
7, 6, 5, 3
19, 17, 13
age, age2, height, height2, pack-years at first exam, interim pack-years, and sustained smoking
0.10
fefslope
1059
Longitudinal slope of FEF25–75
7, 6, 5, 3
19, 17, 13
Same as fev1slope
0.20

*Results for additional longitudinal slope phenotypes, residual from predicted phenotypes, phenotypes created from spirometry at a single exam, and phenotypes limited to smokers reporting 10 or more pack-years are available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/gap/cgi-bin/study.cgi?id=phs000007

a) sample size with phenotype out of 1345 with GWA genotyping

b) adjustment performed in four separate regression models by sex and Original or Offspring cohort

Wilk et al. BMC Medical Genetics 2007 8(Suppl 1):S8   doi:10.1186/1471-2350-8-S1-S8