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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the GOLDN study population categorized by the median of two age acceleration residuals

From: Metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers are associated with epigenetic aging acceleration estimates in the GOLDN study

 

Horvath age acceleration

Hannum age acceleration (EEAA)

N (%) or mean (SD)

Below median

Above median

p

Below median

Above median

p

Center (UT)

220 (53.0)

153 (36.9)

< 0.0001

223 (46.2)

192 (43.6)

0.44

Female

226 (54.5)

193 (46.5)

0.02

222 (53.5)

197 (47.5)

0.08

Current smoker

34 (8.2)

35(8.4)

0.89

32 (7.7)

37 (8.9)

0.52

Current drinking

201 (48.4)

238 (57.4)

0.01

228(54.9)

211 (50.8)

0.23

History of CHD

16 (3.9)

27 (6.5)

0.08

15 (3.6)

28 (6.8)

0.04

Hypertension

99 (23.9)

121 (29.2)

0.08

89 (21.5)

131 (31.6)

0.001

Diabetes

22 (5.3)

41 (9.8)

0.01

23 (5.5)

40 (9.6)

0.03

Age

46.6 (16.2)

50.7 (15.5)

0.0002

46.6 (16.1)

50.7 (15.6)

0.0002

Lipids

 LDL mg/dL (0 h)

114.9 (31.8)

121.7 (32.2)

0.003

116.5 (31.8)

120.1 (32.4)

0.10

 LDL mg/dL (6 h)

119.2(32.1)

125.9 (33.2)

0.003

120.8 (32.2)

124.4 (33.3)

0.12

 HDL mg/dL (0 h)

46.0 (14.1)

44.5 (13.1)

0.12

47.1 (14.5)

43.4 (12.4)

< 0.0001

 HDL mg/dL (6 h)

48.8 (14.6)

47.8 (14.1)

0.34

50.2 (15.2)

46.3 (133)

< 0.0001

 TC mg/dL (0 h)

181.6 (38.4)

189.7 (40.0)

0.003

183.9 (38.8)

187.4(39.9)

0.20

 TC mg/dL (6 h)

189.2 (39.6)

199.0 (42.9)

0.0007

191.9 (40.3)

196.3 (42.7)

0.13

 TG mg/dL (0 h)

135.5 (84.8)

155.5 (108.5)

0.003

133.4 (83.0)

157.8 (109.5)

0.0003

 TG mg/dL (6 h)

187.9 (130.5)

230.8 (166.8)

< 0.0001

187.0 (129.7)

231.8 (167.3)

< 0.0001

Inflammatory markers

 IL6

1.9 (2.2)

2.2 (4.4)

0.11

1.8 (26)

2.2 (4.2)

0.08

 CRP

0.21 (0.3)

0.25 (0.4)

0.22

0.20 (0.4)

0.26 (0.4)

0.03

 MCP1

207.8 (62.5)

211.2 (68.7)

0.45

204.3 (64.9)

214.7 (66.1)

0.02

 IL2SRA

1012.3 (344.5)

1021.2 (377.1)

0.72

991.2 (330.3)

1042.3 (388.0)

0.04

 Adiponectin

8498.6 (4644.7)

8047.9 (4827.6)

0.17

8568.1 (4746.8)

7978.2 (4719.4)

0.07

 TNFα

3.2 (1.9)

3.9 (8.0)

0.08

3.1 (1.8)

4.0 (8.0)

0.02

  1. EEAA extrinsic epigenetic age acceleration, CHD coronary heart disease, CRP C-reactive protein, DNAmage DNA methylation age, HDL high-density lipoprotein, IL2SRA interleukin-2 soluble receptor alpha, IL6 interleukin 6, LDL low-density lipoprotein, MCP1 monocyte chemotactic protein 1, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, TNFa tumor necrosis factor alpha