LISREL modeling of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) levels in male twins.
Based on the LISREL modeling approach for data from monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins [Heath et al., 1989; Neale and Cardon, 1992], the hypothesized variance of the logarithm of high density lipoprotein cholesterol due to additive genetic factors was estimated to equal 19% for males. Unobserved common environment accounted for 32% of the variance of log HDL. Both estimates controlled for body mass, alcohol consumption, and smoking. The model had very strong goodness-of-fit indices.
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State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8790.
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D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000235:genetics*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000235:genetics; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008961:Models, Structural; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL