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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants in SATSA (n = 375 unique individuals)

From: Comprehensive longitudinal study of epigenetic mutations in aging

Longitudinal wave

Year of sample collection

Number of participants (new recruits)

Female proportion

Age mean (SD)

1

1992–1994

232

58%

68.5 (9.1)

2

1999–2001

239 (101)

63%

71.1 (10.1)

3

2002–2004

186 (25)

54%

72.1 (9.1)

4

2008–2010

183 (14)

61%

76.2 (8.5)

5

2010–2012

154 (3)

66%

77.0 (8.4)

  1. SATSA: The Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging