Polygenic Score (PGS) ID: PGS003569

Predicted Trait
Reported Trait Sitting height
Mapped Trait(s) sitting height measurement (EFO_0011011)
Released in PGS Catalog: April 12, 2023
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Score Details

Score Construction
PGS Name cont-decay-sitting_height
Development Method
Name LDpred2-auto
Parameters vec_p_init = seq_log(1e-4, 0.9, length.out = 10), burn_in = 100, num_iter = 500, report_step = 5
Variants
Original Genome Build GRCh37
Number of Variants 979,739
Effect Weight Type beta
PGS Source
PGS Catalog Publication (PGP) ID PGP000457
Citation (link to publication) Ding Y et al. Nature (2023)
Ancestry Distribution
Score Development/Training
European: 100%
369,580 individuals (100%)
PGS Evaluation
European: 44.4%
African: 22.2%
East Asian: 11.1%
Greater Middle Eastern: 11.1%
South Asian: 11.1%
9 Sample Sets

Development Samples

Score Development/Training
Study Identifiers Sample Numbers Sample Ancestry Cohort(s) Phenotype Definitions & Methods Age of Study Participants Participant Follow-up Time Additional Ancestry Description Additional Sample/Cohort Information
— 369,580 individuals,
46.0 % Male samples
 European UKB — Mean = 56.9 years
Sd = 8.0 years		 — white British —

Performance Metrics

Disclaimer: The performance metrics are displayed as reported by the source studies. It is important to note that metrics are not necessarily comparable with each other. For example, metrics depend on the sample characteristics (described by the PGS Catalog Sample Set [PSS] ID), phenotyping, and statistical modelling. Please refer to the source publication for additional guidance on performance.

PGS Performance
Metric ID (PPM) 		PGS Sample Set ID
(PSS) 		Performance Source Trait PGS Effect Sizes
(per SD change) 		Classification Metrics Other Metrics Covariates Included in the Model PGS Performance:
Other Relevant Information
PPM017497 PSS010937|
European Ancestry|
19,923 individuals
 PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. Nature (2023)
 Reported Trait: Sitting height — — partial-R2: 0.25 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16 —
PPM017581 PSS010853|
European Ancestry|
4,111 individuals
 PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. Nature (2023)
 Reported Trait: Sitting height — — partial-R2: 0.23 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16 —
PPM017665 PSS010685|
European Ancestry|
6,461 individuals
 PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. Nature (2023)
 Reported Trait: Sitting height — — partial-R2: 0.22 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16 —
PPM017833 PSS010265|
European Ancestry|
2,335 individuals
 PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. Nature (2023)
 Reported Trait: Sitting height — — partial-R2: 0.21 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16 —
PPM018085 PSS010349|
African Ancestry|
2,430 individuals
 PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. Nature (2023)
 Reported Trait: Sitting height — — partial-R2: 0.06 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16 —
PPM018169 PSS010769|
African Ancestry|
3,828 individuals
 PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. Nature (2023)
 Reported Trait: Sitting height — — partial-R2: 0.03 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16 —
PPM017749 PSS010601|
Greater Middle Eastern Ancestry|
1,148 individuals
 PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. Nature (2023)
 Reported Trait: Sitting height — — partial-R2: 0.15 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16 —
PPM017917 PSS010517|
South Asian Ancestry|
6,072 individuals
 PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. Nature (2023)
 Reported Trait: Sitting height — — partial-R2: 0.15 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16 —
PPM018001 PSS010433|
East Asian Ancestry|
1,788 individuals
 PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. Nature (2023)
 Reported Trait: Sitting height — — partial-R2: 0.11 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16 —

Evaluated Samples

PGS Sample Set ID
(PSS) 		Phenotype Definitions and Methods Participant Follow-up Time Sample Numbers Age of Study Participants Sample Ancestry Additional Ancestry Description Cohort(s) Additional Sample/Cohort Information
PSS010937 — — 19,923 individuals,
46.0 % Male samples
 Mean = 56.9 years
Sd = 7.9 years		 European white British UKB —
PSS010433 — — 1,788 individuals,
33.0 % Male samples
 Mean = 52.4 years
Sd = 7.8 years		 East Asian Chinese UKB —
PSS010853 — — 4,111 individuals,
38.0 % Male samples
 Mean = 54.3 years
Sd = 7.5 years		 European Polish UKB —
PSS010601 — — 1,148 individuals,
60.0 % Male samples
 Mean = 52.0 years
Sd = 8.0 years		 Greater Middle Eastern (Middle Eastern, North African or Persian) Iranian UKB —
PSS010349 — — 2,430 individuals,
36.0 % Male samples
 Mean = 52.5 years
Sd = 8.1 years		 African American or Afro-Caribbean Caribbean UKB —
PSS010769 — — 3,828 individuals,
46.0 % Male samples
 Mean = 51.9 years
Sd = 8.1 years		 African unspecified Nigerian UKB —
PSS010517 — — 6,072 individuals,
54.0 % Male samples
 Mean = 53.3 years
Sd = 8.4 years		 South Asian Indian UKB —
PSS010265 — — 2,335 individuals,
45.0 % Male samples
 Mean = 58.1 years
Sd = 7.1 years		 European Ashkenazi UKB —
PSS010685 — — 6,461 individuals,
45.0 % Male samples
 Mean = 54.5 years
Sd = 8.4 years		 European Italian UKB —