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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: An epigenome-wide study of DNA methylation profiles and lung function among American Indians in the Strong Heart Study

 

Overall (N = 1677)

Airflow limitation (N = 352)

Restriction (N = 229)

Non-cases (N = 1096)

Female, %

61

51

70

62

Age (years), median (IQR)

55 (49, 61)

59 (52, 65)

56 (49, 61)

53 (48, 60)

Height (cm), median (IQR)

165 (159, 173)

168 (160, 176)

163 (158, 169)

165 (160, 173)

BMI, median (IQR)

29.7 (26.3, 33.8)

27.7 (24.3, 31.5)

31.5 (27.3, 35.7)

29.9 (26.8, 33.8)

Smoking, n (%)

 Never

32

26

37

32

 Former

30

26

28

32

 Current

38

48

35

36

Center, %

 Arizona

14

7

27

14

North Dakota and South Dakota

43

29

47

46

 Oklahoma

43

63

27

40

eGFR, median (IQR)

100.7 (92.1, 107.5)

97.7 (88.3, 105.2)

101.7 (93.4, 107.9)

101.1 (93.1, 108.0)

Education (years), median (IQR)

12 (10, 14)

11 (9, 13)

12 (9, 13)

12 (10, 14)

Prior TB diagnosis, %

13

18

15

12

FEV1 (L), median (IQR)

2.5 (2.0, 3.0)

2.1 (1.6, 2.7)

1.9 (1.6, 2.2)

2.7 (2.3, 3.2)

FVC (L), median (IQR)

3.3 (2.7, 4.0)

3.4 (2.7, 4.4)

2.3 (1.9, 2.8)

3.4 (2.9, 4.1)

FEV1/FVC, median (IQR)

76.5 (71.1, 75.3)

65.2 (59.2, 68.2)

80.3 (75.7, 85.9)

77.8 (74.8, 81.4)

  1. IQR Interquartile range, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, TB Tuberculosis, FEV1 Forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC Forced vital capacity