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Table 1 Basic characteristics of participating studiesa

From: Methylome-wide association analyses of lipids and modifying effects of behavioral factors in diverse race and ethnicity participants

Study

Chip

N (% female)

Self-reported

race and ethnicity

Age (years)

HDL-c (mg/dL)

LDL-c (mg/dL)

TC (mg/dL)

TG (mg/dL) b

Discovery studies

ARIC

450 k

1090 (58.5)

White

60.4 (5.4)

52.0 (18.2)

130.5 (36.8)

210.6 (38.6)

4.8 (0.5)

  

2274 (62.7)

African American

57.4 (5.9)

53.1 (17.8)

134.5 (40.5)

211.1 (42.4)

4.6 (0.5)

WHI

450 k

2674 (100)

White

69.9 (9.5)

56.0 (14.8)

144.4 (36.2)

230.5 (39.5)

4.9 (0.5)

  

1451 (100)

African American

65.2 (8.8)

56.8 (14.8)

147.5 (43.6)

227.8 (46.6)

4.7 (0.4)

  

712 (100)

Hispanic/Latino

61.5 (6.6)

52.7 (14.1)

140.6 (38.0)

226.4 (42.1)

5.0 (0.5)

  

125 (100)

Asian American

65.4 (7.1)

60.1 (14.2)

125.0 (31.8)

219.7 (35.5)

5.0 (0.5)

  

48 (100)

Native American

64.0 (7.9)

54.2 (15.4)

134.0 (36.3)

222.5 (41.5)

5.0 (0.5)

JHS

EPIC

1187 (61.7)

African American

56.9 (11.6)

51.3 (14.7)

134.9 (34.6)

208.0 (43.0)

4.6 (0.5)

Replication studies

Amish

450 k

346 (53.0)

White

57.1 (13.6)

56.1 (14.6)

145.8 (43.5)

219.5 (48.0)

4.3 (0.5)

CHS

450 k

419 (60.1)

White

75.0 (4.9)

52.4 (14.4)

121.6 (32.8)

204.4 (38.5)

4.9 (0.5)

  

324 (70.8)

African American

73.1 (5.5)

57.4 (15.5)

122.2 (35.3)

202.1 (39.1)

4.6 (0.5)

GENOA

EPIC

943 (71.6)

African American

57.5 (10.3)

54.8 (16.8)

123.8 (42.0)

206.9 (45.7)

4.9 (0.4)

MEC

EPIC

67 (67.2)

African American

65.0 (7.1)

46.8 (19.0)

141.2 (41.7)

208.7 (45.6)

4.6 (0.5)

  

91 (41.8)

Hispanic/Latino

67.0 (6.6)

41.7 (14.0)

130.9 (37.6)

205.7 (44.0)

5.0 (0.5)

  

34 (23.5)

Asian American

63.0 (7.5)

43.2 (18.7)

112.3 (48.2)

184.0 (50.3)

4.8 (0.6)

  

57 (50.9)

American Indian

64.4 (6.3)

40.1 (13.4)

126.8 (39.8)

188.9 (42.3)

4.6 (0.5)

MESA

EPIC

395 (50.0)

White

61.0 (9.9)

51.2 (14.7)

128.1 (30.5)

208.0 (36.9)

4.8 (0.5)

  

181 (58.0)

African American

61.0 (9.6)

51.6 (14.8)

122.7 (37.5)

195.1 (42.5)

4.5 (0.5)

  

287 (55.0)

Hispanic/Latino

58.6 (9.4)

47.6 (12.2)

125.2 (34.9)

202.8 (39.6)

4.9 (0.5)

  

71 (46.0)

Asian American

60.8 (10.1)

48.4 (11.8)

129.1 (11.8)

211.4 (41.9)

5.0 (0.6)

  1. HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides
  2. aValues are shown in mean (SD) if not specified
  3. bTG values are natural log transformed