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Table 1 Demographics of WHI baseline and LLS individuals whose DNAm samples were used in this study

From: Assessment of immune cell profiles among post-menopausal women in the Women’s Health Initiative using DNA methylation-based methods

Variable name

Valueƚ

Samples

 

Paired

104 (8)

Unique

1191 (92)

Total

1295

Visit

 

Baseline

58 (4.5)

LLS

1237 (95.5)

Age

78.96 (7.5)

Age group

 

50–59

21 (1.6)

60–69

122 (9.4)

70–79

454 (35.1)

80–89

632 (48.8)

90+

66 (5.1)

Race*

 

White

898 (69.3)

Black

370 (28.6)

Otherǂ

17 (1.3)

American Indian/Alaska Native

1 (0.08)

Missing

9 (0.7)

Ethnicity*

 

Spanish/Hispanic/Latino

92 (7.1)

Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines genotype

 

FY−/−(DARC CC)

243 (18.8)

FY−/+(DARC CT)

128 (9.9)

FY+/+(DARC TT)

918 (70.9)

Missing

6 (0.5)

BMI (kg/m2)

28.43 (5.9)

BMI categories

 

Underweight (< 18.5)

13 (1.0)

Normal (18.5–24.9)

381 (29.9)

Overweight (25.0–29.9)

457 (35.8)

Obesity I (30.0–34.9)

269 (21.1)

Obesity II (35.0–39.9)

99 (7.8)

Extreme obesity (> = 40)

57 (4.5)

General health**

 

Excellent

84 (6.5)

Very good

444 (34.3)

Good

504 (38.9)

Fair

129 (9.9)

Poor

9 (0.7)

Missing

125 (9.7)

Smoking

 

Never smoker

694 (53.6)

Ever smoker

494 (38.1)

Current smoker

35 (2.7)

Missing

72 (5.6)

CBC availability

 

Total WBC count

1294 (99.9)

Differential

1237 (95.5)

  1. *Self-identified race and ethnicity
  2. **Self-reported general health
  3. ƚValues are N(%), except for age and BMI which is mean(s.d.)
  4. ǂ”Other” was a category participants could identify with, and not a grouping of races