Table 1 Characteristics of the study cohort
From: Burden of Mendelian disorders in a large Middle Eastern biobank
Demographic characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Number of participants | 6045 |
Gender (male:female) | 3402:2643 |
Mean age (Q1–Q2) | 40 (30–49) |
Parent consanguinitya | 29.1% |
Number of participants per Sub-population ancestryb | |
General Arabs (QGP-GAR) | 2311 (38.2 %) |
West-Asian Persian Arabs (QGP-WEP) | 1372 (22.7%) |
Admixed Arabs (QGP-ADM) | 1180 (19.5 %) |
Peninsular Arabs (QGP-PAR) | 1052 (17.4 %) |
African Arabs (QGP-AFR) | 92 (1.5 %) |
South Asian Arabs (QGP-SAS) | 38 (0.6 %) |