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Table 1 Sample characteristics for participants from the US Health and Retirement Study

From: ADHD genetic burden associates with older epigenetic age: mediating roles of education, behavioral and sociodemographic factors among older adults

Variable

Mean (SD) or n (%)

Epigenetic age in 2016: GrimAge (years)

69.4 (8.7)

Chronological age in 2016 (years)

71.6 (9.6)

ADHD polygenic score

0.0 (1.0)

Gender

 Male

996 (43.6%)

 Female

1289 (56.4%)

Depressive symptoms

1.0 (1.6)

Smoking (lifetime pack years)

27.5 (26.2)

Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m2)

27.8 (5.6)

Cognition score

17.7 (3.6)

Education attained (years)

13.6 (2.4)

Income ($)

82,358.4 (100,592.4)

  1. Range for depressive symptoms was 0 to 8, smoking pack-years were 0 to 156, BMI was 16.5 to 57.4, cognition score was 0 to 27, years of education was 0 to 17, income was 0 to 2.1 million
  2. SD = standard deviation, ADHD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder