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Table 1 Distributions of six cumulative lifestyle- and health-related components among study participants from CARDIA study

From: Relative contributions of six lifestyle- and health-related exposures to epigenetic aging: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

Variables

Description

Mean (SD)

IQR

Age

Chronological age, at Y20

45.9 (3.5)

5.7

Sex, N (%)

Men

391 (52.6)

 

Women

353 (47.5)

 

Race, N (%)

Black participants

304 (40.9)

 

White participants

440 (59.1)

 

Smoking

Total packs of cigarettes by Y20 (for former and current smokers)

1717.5 (3348.4)

1764.0

Smoking status at Y20, N (%)

Never

459 (61.7)

 

Former

147 (19.8)

 

Current

138 (18.6)

 

Alcohol consumption

Total grams of alcohol consumption by Y20

227.5 (341.6)

298.0

Diet

Average Healthy Eating Index score, over Y0, Y7, and Y20

67.6 (11.8)

15.9

Education

Total years of education, at Y20

15.1 (2.5)

3.0

Physical activity

Cumulative total intensity score by Y20

350.9 (279.0)

340.0

Sleep hours

Average sleeping hours in the past 30 days, at Y15 and Y20

6.7 (1.3)

1.3

BMI

Body mass index (kg/m2), at Y20

29.3 (6.4)

7.5

Field center, N (%)

Birmingham

197 (26.5)

 

Chicago

174 (23.4)

 

Minnesota

181 (24.3)

 

Oakland

192 (25.8)

 
  1. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range