Table 2 Significant numerical features distinguishing top 10% subgroup cases from all other cases for each disease.

From: Identifying and characterizing disease subpopulations that most benefit from polygenic risk scores

Disease

Data modality

Feature

Top 10% subgroup cases mean

All other cases mean

Cohen’s d

p-value

CAD

Physical measurements

Systolic blood pressure

143.47 ± 18.12 mmHg

148.44 ± 19.35 mmHg

 − 0.27

2.09 × 10−16

Hip circumference

103.08 ± 8.56 cm

104.74 ± 9.34 cm

 − 0.19

5.61 × 10−9

BMI

28.07 ± 4.39 kg/m2

28.80 ± 4.84 kg/m2

 − 0.16

4.87 × 10−7

Waist circumference

94.06 ± 12.09 cm

96.06 ± 13.52 cm

 − 0.16

6.86 × 10−7

Lab results

Apolipoprotein B

1.13 ± 0.27 g/L

1.06 ± 0.25 g/L

0.26

2.08 × 10−14

LDL direct

3.81 ± 0.99 mmol/L

3.60 ± 0.93 mmol/L

0.22

3.78 × 10−11

Triglycerides

2.27 ± 1.23 mmol/L

2.01 ± 1.08 mmol/L

0.22

2.26 × 10 − 10

Cholesterol

5.93 ± 1.31 mmol/L

5.67 ± 1.23 mmol/L

0.20

1.54 × 10−9

Direct bilirubin

1.74 ± 0.61 μmol/L

1.86 ± 1.07 μmol/L

 − 0.14

1.09 × 10−7

BC

Physical measurements

Waist circumference

83.47 ± 11.13 cm

86.33 ± 12.51 cm

 − 0.24

9.85 × 10−8

BMI

26.48 ± 4.71 kg/m2

27.66 ± 5.18 kg/m2

 − 0.24

1.65 × 10−7

Hip circumference

102.39 ± 9.23 cm

104.64 ± 10.40 cm

 − 0.23

3.95 × 10−7

Lab results

Urate

263.78 ± 59.11 μmol/L

278.63 ± 66.42 μmol/L

 − 0.24

1.84 × 10−7

Demographics

Age

56.21 ± 7.60 years

57.98 ± 7.60 years

 − 0.23

9.14 × 10−7

SZ

Lab results

Testosterone

8.28 ± 5.70 nmol/L

5.52 ± 5.24 nmol/L

0.51

6.15 × 10−12

Urate

329.24 ± 91.25 μmol/L

297.14 ± 74.76 μmol/L

0.39

2.99 × 10−7

Demographics

Age

51.78 ± 7.71 years

54.86 ± 8.25 years

 − 0.39

1.95 × 10−8

  1. This includes any significant non-genetic numerical features in the dataset.
  2. The data for all features were collected at the time of each individual’s recruitment into the UK Biobank (i.e., the baseline for the 10 year incident risk prediction).
  3. CAD coronary artery disease (refers to myocardial infarction), BC breast cancer, SZ schizophrenia, BMI body mass index, LDL low density lipoprotein.
  4. Moderate effect size (absolute value 0.5–0.75).
  5. Significant values are in bold.