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Table 2 Population study’s features

From: Distinguishable DNA methylation defines a cardiac-specific epigenetic clock

Population study (tot n = 383)

AVR (n = 94)

CABG (n = 289)

Chi-squared p value overall

Male

58 (15.1%)

229 (59.8%)

0.0007

Female

36 (9.4%)

60 (15.7%)

BMI ≥ 30

Male

11 (12.9%)

Male

54 (63.5%)

0.20

Female

6 (7.1%)

Female

14 (16.5%)

Smoker

Male

20 (13.8%)

Male

101 (69.7%)

0.005

Female

10 (6.9%)

Female

14 (9.7%)

Former smoker

Male

0

Male

35 (85.4%)

n.a

Female

0

Female

6 (14.6%)

Congestive heart failure

Male

5 (33.3%)

Male

1 (6.7%)

0.31

Female

8 (53.3%)

Female

1 (6.7%)

Atrial fibrillation

Male

13 (29.5%)

Male

16 (36.4%)

0.11

Female

11 (25.0%)

Female

4 (9.1%)

Hypertension

Male

43 (13.2%)

Male

203 (62.3%)

0.0004

Female

29 (8.9%)

Female

51 (15.6%)

Dyslipidemia

Male

25 (9.1%)

Male

182 (66.4%)

 < 0.0001

Female

22 (8.0%)

Female

45 (16.4%)

  1. In bold are reported the significant p values