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Table 1 Cohort description

From: The association of DNA methylation with body mass index: distinguishing between predictors and biomarkers

 

Children

Mothers

 

Birth

(n = 823)

Childhood

(n = 906)

Adolescence

(n = 770)

Pregnancy

(n = 792)

Middle-age

(n = 726)

Mean age in years (SD)

NA

7.45 (0.15)

17.35 (0.88)

28.87 (4.30)

47.66 (4.26)

Percentage of females

51.03%

50.44%

53.38%

100%

100%

Mean BMI (kg/m2) or birthweight (grams) (SD)

3490.93 (477.76)

16.20 (2.04)

22.58 (3.83)

22.72 (3.63)

26.41 (5.09)

  1. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index