Fig. 1: Overview of association of the PLT variants with other quantitative traits.

Data are presented with respect to the PLT increasing allele. Significance criteria: P value ≤ 3.6 × 10−6 (“Methods”). For details on associations, see Supplementary Data 6. AP alkaline phosphatase, BASO basophil count, BILI total bilirubin, CREA serum creatinine, CRP C-reactive protein, EO eosinophil count, GGTP gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, H height, HR heart rate, LYMP lymphocyte count, MAP mean arterial pressure, Mo monocyte count, MPV mean platelet volume, n-HDLC non-HDL cholesterol, NEU neutrophil count, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, WBC white blood cell count, Wt weight.