Demographic characteristics of the study groups
| Study group | Phenotypes | Genotypes | Both | Age* (years) | Stature (cm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Skewness | Kurtosis | ||||
| *Individuals <23 years of age excluded. | |||||||||
| SD, standard deviation. | |||||||||
| Botnia | |||||||||
| Males | 216 | 217 | 211 | 58.7 (14.4) | 23.6–84.2 | 174.7 (5.9) | 157.0–193.0 | 0.18 | 0.42 |
| Females | 208 | 226 | 205 | 58.2 (14.8) | 23.5–87.2 | 161.2 (5.9) | 143.0–181.0 | 0.04 | 0.25 |
| Helsinki | |||||||||
| Males | 337 | 293 | 288 | 56.6 (12.6) | 25.9–82.4 | 174.4 (6.7) | 153.7–197.0 | −0.01 | 0.33 |
| Females | 432 | 391 | 380 | 60.1 (12.8) | 23.1–90.6 | 160.0 (6.3) | 136.0–184.0 | −0.03 | 0.70 |
| FCHL | |||||||||
| Males | 64 | 79 | 63 | 47.0 (12.7) | 23.7–85.4 | 175.7 (5.9) | 164.0–191.0 | 0.18 | −0.07 |
| Females | 76 | 103 | 76 | 51.4 (13.6) | 23.0–82.7 | 161.5 (6.2) | 147.0–176.0 | −0.07 | −0.08 |
| Low HDL-C | |||||||||
| Males | 99 | 108 | 97 | 49.3 (14.3) | 23.2–82.4 | 176.7 (6.2) | 162.0–190.0 | −0.12 | −0.33 |
| Females | 99 | 111 | 97 | 50.0 (14.1) | 23.5–90.7 | 164.2 (6.2) | 149.5–179.0 | 0.21 | −0.01 |
| Combined | |||||||||
| Males | 716 | 697 | 659 | 55.4 (14.0) | 23.2–85.4 | 174.7 (6.4) | 153.7–197.0 | 0.03 | 0.23 |
| Females | 815 | 831 | 758 | 57.6 (14.1) | 23.0–90.7 | 161.0 (6.3) | 136.0–184.0 | 0.01 | 0.46 |
| Total | 1531 | 1528 | 1417 | 56.6 (14.1) | 23.0–90.7 | 167.4 (9.4) | 136.0–197.0 | 0.07 | −0.49 |