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Table 1 Clinical covariates for KORA, NAS, and InCHIANTI

From: Analysis of repeated leukocyte DNA methylation assessments reveals persistent epigenetic alterations after an incident myocardial infarction

a. Clinical covariates at baseline and follow-up exams

 

KORA

NAS

InCHIANTI

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

N

1103

1103

344

344

443

443

N MI

13

14

50

Time to MI—years; mean (SD)

4.08 (2.2)

2.76 (1.3)

6.47 (2.9)

FU time—years; mean (SD)

7.10 (0.22)

8.52 (3.2)

9.12 (0.21)

Age—years; mean (SD)

54.5 (8.87)

61.5 (8.9)

70.9 (6.6)

74.5 (6.6)

61.7 (16.2)

70.8 (16.2)

Males—N (%)

558 (50.6%)

558 (50.6%)

100%

100%

206 (46.5%)

206 (46.5%)

BMI—kg/m2; mean (SD)

27.7 (4.5)

28.1 (4.8)

28.1 (4.1)

27.7 (4.1)

27.0 (3.9)

27.0 (4.3)

Current smokers—N (%)

212 (19.2%)

161 (14.6%)

17 (4.94%)

16 (4.65%)

89 (20.1%)

45 (10.2%)

Former smokers—N (%)

417 (37.8%)

469 (42.5%)

220 (64.0%)

222 (64.5%)

105 (23.7%)

151 (34.1%)

LDL-C—mg/dL; mean (SD)

144 (40.1)

140 (35.8)

135 (35.9)

124 (31.8)

HDL-C—mg/dL; mean (SD)

57.5 (16.9)

56.2 (14.8)

51.3 (14.1)

50.6 (13.5)

56.1 (14.2)

56.5 (15.2)

Hypertension—N (%)

484 (44.2%)

522 (47.4%)

209 (60.8%)

232 (67.4%)

221 (49.9%)

247 (55.8%)

Type 2 diabetes—N (%)

39 (3.54%)

105 (9.53%)

36 (10.5%)

48 (14.0%)

38 (8.6%)

49 (11.1%)

b. Clinical covariates at baseline for individuals who did not develop an MI (controls) vs those who did (cases)

 

KORA

NAS

InCHIANTI

 

Controls

Cases

Controls

Cases

Controls

Cases

N

1090

13

330

14

393

50

Age—years; mean (SD)

54.4 (8.9)

58.9 (7.2)

70.9 (6.5)

69.3 (8.4)

60.9 (16.7)

67.8 (9.4)

Males—N (%)

548 (50.3%)

10 (76.9%)

100%

100%

181 (46.1%)

25 (50.0%)

BMI—kg/m2; mean (SD)

27.7 (4.4)

31 (7.1)

28.0 (4.1)

29.0 (4.0)

26.9 (3.9)

27.3 (3.46)

Current smokers—N (%)

208 (19.1%)

4 (30.8%)

16 (4.84%)

1 (7.14%)

80 (20.4%)

9 (18.0%)

Former smokers—N (%)

412 (37.8%)

5 (38.5%)

210 (63.6%)

10 (71.4%)

88 (22.4%)

17 (34.0%)

LDL—mg/dL; mean (SD)

144 (40.2)

144 (36.7)

134 (35.9)

144 (34.6)

HDL—mg/dL; mean (SD)

57.7 (16.8)

42 (11.7)

51.7 (14.1)

41.7 (8.5)

56.0 (14.3)

57.6 (13.2)

Hypertension—N (%)

476 (44%)

8 (61.5%)

201 (60.9%)

8 (57.1%)

187 (47.6%)

34 (68.0%)

Type 2 diabetes—N (%)

37 (3.4%)

2 (15.4%)

32 (9.70%)

4 (28.6%)

31 (7.9%)

7 (14.0%)

c. Clinical covariates at follow-up for individuals who did not develop an MI (controls) vs those who did (cases)

 

KORA

NAS

InCHIANTI

 

Controls

Cases

Controls

Cases

Controls

Cases

N

1090

13

330

14

393

50

Time to MI—years; mean (SD)

4.08 (2.2)

2.76 (1.3)

6.47 (2.9)

FU time—years; mean (SD)

7.1 (0.22)

7.2 (0.38)

8.8 (2.97)

2.8 (1.3)

9.1 (0.21)

9.1 (0.21)

Age—years; mean (SD)

61.4 (8.9)

65.9 (7.2)

74.5 (6.5)

73.3 (8.2)

70.0 (16.7)

76.9 (9.5)

Males—N (%)

548 (50.3%)

10 (76.9%)

100%

100%

181 (46.1%)

25 (50.0%)

BMI—kg/m2; mean (SD)

28.1 (4.71)

32.6 (7.24)

27.7 (4.1)

28.3 (4.2)

27.0 (4.35)

27.0 (3.72)

Current smokers—N (%)

159 (14.6%)

2 (15.4%)

15 (4.6%)

1 (7.1%)

42 (10.7%)

3 (6.0%)

Former smokers—N (%)

462 (42.4%)

7 (53.8%)

212 (64.2%)

10 (71.4%)

128 (32.6%)

23 (46.0%)

LDL-C—mg/dL; mean (SD)

140 (35.8)

111 (16.8)

123 (31.9)

127 (31.4)

HDL-C—mg/dL; mean (SD)

56.4 (14.8)

41.5 (10.2)

51.1 (13.6)

40.3 (6.0)

56.4 (15.3)

57.3 (14.6)

Hypertension—N (%)

513 (47.2%)

9 (69.2%)

219 (66.3%)

13 (92.9%)

216 (55.0%)

31 (62.0%)

Type 2 diabetes—N (%)

98 (9.0%)

7 (53.8%)

43 (13.0%)

5 (35.7%)

44 (11.2)

5 (10.0%)

  1. Summary given as mean (SD) for continuous variables: time to myocardial infarction (time to MI), follow-up time (FU time), age, body mass index (BMI), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Summary given as the number and percentage responding positively for binary variables: males, current smokers, former smokers, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes