Polygenic Score (PGS) ID: PGS012581

Predicted Trait
Reported Trait Coronary artery disease
Mapped Trait(s) coronary artery disorder (MONDO_0005010)
Released in PGS Catalog: June 17, 2026
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Score Details

Score Construction
PGS Name PRS169_CAD
Development Method
Name Genome-wide significant SNPs
Parameters R2 < 0.01
Variants
Original Genome Build NR
Number of Variants 169
Effect Weight Type beta
PGS Source
PGS Catalog Publication (PGP) ID PGP000814
Citation (link to publication) Zheng J et al. J Intern Med (2024)
Ancestry Distribution
Source of Variant
Associations (GWAS)
European: 75.3%
South Asian: 13.6%
East Asian: 6%
Hispanic or Latin American: 2.2%
African: 1.7%
Greater Middle Eastern: 1.2%
187,599 individuals (100%)
PGS Evaluation
Multi-ancestry (including European): 50%
  • European
  • South Asian
  • African
  • East Asian
  • Not Reported
Multi-ancestry (excluding European): 50%
  • South Asian
  • African
  • East Asian
  • Not Reported
2 Sample Sets

Development Samples

Source of Variant Associations (GWAS)
Study Identifiers Sample Numbers Sample Ancestry Cohort(s)
GWAS Catalog: GCST003116
Europe PMC: 26343387
11,323 individuals East Asian NR
GWAS Catalog: GCST003116
Europe PMC: 26343387
25,557 individuals South Asian NR
GWAS Catalog: GCST003116
Europe PMC: 26343387
2,268 individuals Greater Middle Eastern (Middle Eastern, North African or Persian) NR
GWAS Catalog: GCST003116
Europe PMC: 26343387
4,095 individuals Hispanic or Latin American NR
GWAS Catalog: GCST003116
Europe PMC: 26343387
3,139 individuals African American or Afro-Caribbean NR
GWAS Catalog: GCST003116
Europe PMC: 26343387
141,217 individuals European NR

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
PPM030735 PSS012270|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
453,102 individuals
PGP000814 |
Zheng J et al. J Intern Med (2024)
Reported Trait: Coronary artery disease Hazard ratio (HR, high vs low tertile): 1.79 [1.72, 1.86] major cardiovascular risk factors: Age, sex, ethnicity, the TDI, level of education, annual household income, BMI, smoking status, alcohol intake, physical activity (weekly metabolic equivalent minutes ≥600), vitamin supplementation, and comorbidities that may increase the risk of infections (i.e., hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, liver disease, kidney disease, and digestive disease)
PPM030736 PSS012271|
Multi-ancestry (excluding European)|
27,426 individuals
PGP000814 |
Zheng J et al. J Intern Med (2024)
Reported Trait: Coronary artery disease x infectious disease interaction Hazard ratio (HR, with high infection and high PRS vs. no infection and low PRS): 3.41 [1.67, 5.28] sex, age (timescale), the Townsend Deprivation Index, level of education, annual household income, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol intake, physical activity, vitamin supplementation, hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, liver disease, kidney disease, and digestive disease

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
PSS012270 425,676 individuals European UKB
PSS012270 8,639 individuals South Asian UKB
PSS012270 7,345 individuals African American or Afro-Caribbean UKB
PSS012270 1,462 individuals East Asian
(Chinese)
UKB
PSS012270 9,980 individuals Not reported UKB
PSS012271 8,639 individuals South Asian UKB
PSS012271 7,345 individuals African American or Afro-Caribbean UKB
PSS012271 1,462 individuals East Asian
(Chinese)
UKB
PSS012271 9,980 individuals Not reported UKB