Table 1 Samples and numbers of individuals for polygenic risk score analyses.

From: Self-reported hearing loss questions provide a good measure for genetic studies: a polygenic risk score analysis from UK Biobank

Target sample

Target phenotype

Case

Control

% affected

Mean age

Age SD

Age range

% male

UKB EA

HD

10,491

19,091

35.46

59.13

6.25

40–73

43.9

 

HAID

1410

32,656

4.14

56.31

8.18

40–73

46.2

UKB AA

HD

555

2608

17.55

57.50

6.37

40–72

40.9

 

HAID

74

5439

1.34

52.25

8.13

39–72

41.0

UKB CH

HD

230

722

24.16

57.31

5.97

40–73

32.4

 

HAID

37

1644

2.20

53.00

7.89

40–73

31.8

UKB SA

HD

1592

3180

33.36

58.19

6.54

40–73

52.0

 

HAID

263

8127

3.13

54.01

8.49

40–73

51.7

TwinsUK

HD

970

2666

26.68

60.34

10.18

40–89

8.5

 

HAID

216

2696

7.42

59.32

9.69

40–87

8.0

 

SNR

1092

N/A

N/A

56.83

11.35

21–83

8.7

 

PTA

817

N/A

N/A

61.37

8.85

32–86

0.0

  1. UK Biobank data included the following samples: UKB EA—European origin, UKB AA—African origin, UKB CH—South-East Asian (predominantly Chinese) origin and UKB SA—non-Chinese South Asian origin. Target phenotypes are hearing difficulties (HD) and wearing a hearing aid (HAID).
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