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Table 2 Description of study subjects

From: Tobacco smoking differently influences cell types of the innate and adaptive immune system—indications from CpG site methylation

A) Adult cohorts (n = 3)

  

Gender

Cell type

  

Male

Female

 

Blood donation 1 (whole blood)

Granulocyte PBMC

 Subject

 

17

8

 

 Agea

 

42 (24–66)

43 (30–65)

 

 Tobacco smoking

   

  No

 

5

6

 

  Yes

>5 cig/day

9

1

 
 

<10 cig/week

3

1

 

Blood donation 2 (whole blood)

Whole blood

 Subject

 

53

47

 

 Agea

 

44 (21–47)

46 (19–66)

 

 Tobacco smoking

   

  No

 

41

41

 

  Yes

 

12

6

 

Blood donation 3 (buffy coat)

 

PBMC GPR15± T cells

 Subject

 

14

9

 

 Agea

 

36 (24–64)

39 (21–71)

 

 Tobacco smoking

 

  No

 

6

3

 

  Yes

 

8

6

 

B) Child cohort (LINA)

Whole blood

  

Whole blood

  

Smoking throughout pregnancy

 

Age (year)

 

No

Yes

 

 0

 

20

13

 

 1

 

20

13

 

 2

 

20

11

 

 3

 

20

8

 
  1. PBMC peripheral blood mononuclear cells
  2. aMedian (min-max)