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Table 2 SummaryA of linkage analysis of longitudinal SBP and HBP using three statistical methods.

From: Multivariate sib-pair linkage analysis of longitudinal phenotypes by three step-wise analysis approaches

Trait

Method

 

STEPDISC

STEPLOG

STEPREG

 

Marker

P

Marker

P

Marker

P

Continuous HBP

    

GATA115E01

0.0463

Binary HBP

    

GATA115E01

0.0255

 

GATA64A09

0.0118

NULL

-

GATA64A09

0.0289

Continuous SBP

    

GATA64A09

0.0167

     

GGAA5D10

0.0235

Binary SBP

GATA64A09

0.0086

GATA64A09

0.0149

GATA64A09

0.0101

  1. ALinkage was analyzed in the presence of the nine hypertension risk factors (the longitudinal means of total cholesterol, cigarettes per day, alcohol (grams/day), fasting glucose, high density lipoprotein, height, hypertensive treatment, triglycerides and weight).