Chunk #53 — Methods — Follow-Up in Independent GIANT Consortium Samples (GIANT Stage 2) — GIANT Stage 2 meta-analyses

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Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution.

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We performed a meta-analysis for the phenotypes of primary interest (WC and WHR) of all stage 2 studies using the same methods as in stage 1 (pooled P-values using the weighted Z-score method; pooled β- and SE estimates using the fixed effect method; as well as heterogeneity statistics).