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Table 1 Sample sizes for each disease outcome (e.g., characteristics of the AWI-Gen cohort for the CVD traits and associated outcomes)

From: Ancestry-aligned polygenic scores combined with conventional risk factors improve prediction of cardiometabolic outcomes in African populations

Phenotype

Abbrev

Total sample size

NA

No. cases

No. controls

Cardiovascular disease

CVD

7586

1517 (20%)

219 (2.9%)

5850 (77.1%)

Dyslipidaemia

DLD

10,602

2121 (20%)

5680 (53.6%)

2801 (26.4%)

Heart attack

HA

8598

1719 (20%)

46 (0.5%)

6833 (79.5%)

Hypertension

HTN

10,602

2121 (20%)

3183 (30%)

5298 (50%)

Stroke

Stroke

9737

1947 (20%)

113 (1.2%)

7677 (78.8%)

Obesity

OBS

10,602

2121 (20%)

1775 (16.7%)

6706 (63.3%)

Type 2 diabetes

T2D

10,537

2109 (20%)

568 (5.4%)

7861(74.6%)