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Table 1 Study Characteristics of analytical sample, stratified by cohort

From: Blood DNA methylation signatures of lifestyle exposures: tobacco and alcohol consumption

 

LBC1921 (N = 550)

LBC1936 (N = 1091)

SKIPOGH (N = 689)

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

79.3 (0.6)

69.73 (0.8)

52.5 (15.5)

Q1, Q3

78.9, 79.7

69.1, 70.4

41.2, 65.3

Missing

0

0

0

Sex

Male

238 (41.8%)

548 (50.2%)

330 (48.1%)

Female

331 (58.2%)

543 (49.8%)

356 (51.9%)

Body mass index (kg/m^2)

Mean (SD)

26.2 (4.2)

27. 8 (4.4)

25.64 (4.7)

Q1, Q3

23.4, 28.5

24.9, 30.3

22.3, 28.2

Missing

6

2

1

Alcohol unit(s) consumed per week

Mean (SD)

8.7 (10.1)

10.5 (14.2)

6.4 (9.0)

Q1, Q3

2.0, 13.0

0.5, 15.0

0.0, 9.1

Missing

0

0

0

Alcohol status

Non-drinker

137 (24.9%)

211 (19.3%)

204 (29.9%)

Moderate drinker

333 (60.5%)

686 (62.9%)

413 (60.6%)

Heavy drinker

80 (14.5%)

194 (17.8%)

65 (9.5%)

Smoking status

Non-smoker

238 (43.4%)

501 (45.9%)

288 (42.0%)

Past smoker

271 (49.4%)

465 (42.6%)

224 (32.7%)

Current Smoker

40 (7.3%)

125 (11.5%)

174 (25.4%)

ES: tobacco

Mean (SD)

− 0.1 (2.3)

0.8 (2.8)

− 1.5 (2.6)

Q1, Q3

− 1.4, 1.1

− 1.0, 2.0

− 3.0, − 0.6

Missing

115

196

0

ES: alcohol

Mean (SD)

7.2 (6.6)

7.6 (7.4)

8.0 (4.8)

Q1, Q3

3.4, 9.7

2.8, 10.8

5.1, 9.4

Missing

115

196

0

History of CVD

No CVD

382 (81.3%)

823 (75.4%)

560 (79.3%)

CVD history

88 (18.7%)

268 (24.6%)

146 (20.7%)