XXXX in the Framingham Heart and Offspring Cohorts: Genetic Analysis Workshop Problem 1.

@entity1 @entity66 @entity6 @entity209 @entity65 @entity165
BACKGROUND: The multiple @entity209 is defined by a clustering of risk factors for @entity65 . We sought to evaluate the familial correlations of the components of the syndrome using data from the Framingham Heart Study original and offspring cohorts as provided for the Genetic Analysis Workshop 13. Measures of plasma @entity165 (total and HDL), body mass index (BMI), and systolic blood pressure were used from selected calendar years of exams. Familial correlations were calculated using FCOR in S.A.G.E. RESULTS: The sibling correlations were relatively high for all measures and exams, from 0.17 for systolic blood pressure to 0.27 for HDL @entity165 . The parent- @entity1 correlations were very similar, except for systolic blood pressure. The avuncular correlations were much smaller and the cousin correlations were even smaller. For HDL @entity165 the avuncular correlation was half the sibling correlation and the cousin correlation was half that again. Spousal correlations ranged from 0.07 for systolic blood pressure to 0.34 for BMI. Correlations were somewhat lower from 1984 to 1987 examinations than from 1971 to 1975 examinations, except for spousal correlations for systolic blood pressure and BMI. CONCLUSION: The results of the family pair correlations are suggestive of genetic determinants of lipid levels and BMI. These components have been shown to be predictive of @entity65 as well as @entity6 . Genes in common with each of the components might also influence development of @entity65 and @entity6 , both @entity66 .
