Table 2 Bivariate correlation (r values and 95% CI) between age- and gender-corrected parameters measured in monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs
From: Effect of genetic and environmental influences on cardiometabolic risk factors: a twin study
MZ twins (n = 126; 63 twin pairs) | DZ twins (n = 76; 38 twin pairs) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
r value | 95% CI | r value | 95% CI | |
Weight | 0.881 | 0.800-0.931 | 0.437 | 0.077-0.737 |
Waist circumference | 0.865 | 0.763-0.935 | 0.510 | 0.052-0.781 |
Systolic blood pressure | 0.598 | 0.426-0.731 | 0.055 | -0.524-0.576 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 0.608 | 0.444-0.728 | 0.147 | -0.321-0.648 |
Serum total cholesterol | 0.445 | 0.259-0.633 | 0.640 | 0.363-0.845 |
Serum HDL-cholesterol | 0.840 | 0.626-0.895 | 0.658 | -0.293-0.798 |
Serum triglycerides | 0.527 | 0.281-0.707 | 0.349 | -0.023-0.625 |
Fasting blood glucose | 0.523 | 0.453-0.804 | 0.545 | 0.068-0.744 |
Fasting insulin | 0.513 | 0.292-0.725 | 0.492 | 0.209-0.716 |
Serum creatinine | 0.639 | 0.479-0.784 | 0.159 | -0.065-0.434 |
Serum uric acid | 0.691 | 0.542-0.799 | 0.629 | 0.453-0.772 |
Fibrinogen | 0.663 | 0.499-0.791 | 0.322 | 0.024-0.639 |
Serum homocysteine | 0.681 | 0.505-0.781 | 0.838 | 0.582-0.948 |
Serum C-reactive protein | 0.683 | 0.460-0.851 | 0.138 | -0.199-0.555 |