Table 2.

Sources of Variation for Quantitative Traits in Canadian Inuit from Stepwise Regression Analysis

Covariate Partialr 2 Pr>F[i] Partialr 2 Pr>F[i] Partialr 2 Pr>F[i]
WeightBMI
Sex0.095<0.0001N.S. (>0.15)
Age0.0290.0100.088<0.0001
GNB3 825T recessive 0.019 0.034 0.030 0.008
Waist girthHip girthWHR
Sex0.0170.035N.S. (>0.15)0.094<0.0001
Age0.189<0.00010.098<0.00010.171<0.0001
GNB3 825T recessive 0.021 0.021 0.037 0.003 N.S. (>0.15)
Subscapular skinfoldTriceps skinfoldSTR
Sex0.133<0.00010.143<0.0001N.S. (>0.15)
Age0.0150.061N.S. (>0.15)0.0110.14
GNB3 825T recessive 0.016 0.052 0.017 0.047 N.S. (>0.15)
Systolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressure
Sex0.085<0.00010.0620.0002
Age0.1310.0002N.S. (>0.15)
GNB3825T recessiveN.S. (>0.15)N.S. (>0.15)

[i] (Pr>F), Probability of a greater F-value from linear regression. Significant associations with the genetic marker are shown in boldface type.