| |
Men
|
Women
|
|---|
| |
n
|
Mean (95% CI)a
|
p
trend
|
n
|
Mean (95% CI)a
|
p
trend
|
|---|
|
LINE-1 methylation (%)
|
192
|
78.1 (77.8 – 78.4)b
|
-
|
248
|
77.3 (77.1 – 77.6)b
|
-
|
|
Age
| | | | | | |
|
<50
|
25
|
77.8 (77.0 – 78.7)
|
0.04
|
41
|
77.0 (76.3 – 77.8)
|
0.82
|
|
50 – 59
|
79
|
77.8 (77.3 – 78.3)
| |
123
|
77.6 (77.1 – 78.0)
| |
|
60 – 69
|
71
|
78.2 (77.7 – 78.7)
| |
55
|
77.2 (76.5 – 77.8)
| |
|
≥70
|
17
|
79.3 (78.2 – 80.3)
| |
29
|
77.1 (76.3 – 78.0)
| |
|
BMI
| | | | | | |
|
<20
|
23
|
78.3 (77.4 – 79.2)
|
0.31
|
38
|
77.3 (76.5 – 78.1)
|
0.08
|
|
20 – <24
|
112
|
77.8 (77.4 – 78.3)
| |
143
|
77.6 (77.2 – 78.0)
| |
|
24 – <28
|
49
|
78.4 (77.7 – 79.0)
| |
56
|
76.9 (76.3 – 77.5)
| |
|
≥28
|
8
|
78.9 (77.4 – 80.4)
| |
11
|
76.1 (74.7 – 77.6)
| |
|
Level of education
| | | | | | |
|
No formal school
|
27
|
77.8 (76.9 – 78.6)
|
0.28
|
93
|
77.0 (76.5 – 77.6)
|
0.19
|
|
Primary school
|
89
|
77.9 (77.5 – 78.4)
| |
94
|
77.5 (77.0 – 78.0)
| |
|
Secondary school
|
53
|
78.5 (77.9 – 79.1)
| |
52
|
77.6 (76.9 – 78.3)
| |
|
Some college or above
|
23
|
78.2 (77.2 – 79.1)
| |
9
|
77.6 (76.0 – 79.2)
| |
|
Smoking status
| | | | | | |
|
Never
|
84
|
78.2 (77.7 – 78.7)
|
0.60
|
234
|
77.4 (77.1 – 77.7)
|
0.21
|
|
Past
|
49
|
78.0 (77.4 – 78.7)
| |
2
|
78.5 (75.1 – 81.9)
| |
|
Current
|
59
|
78.0 (77.4 – 78.6)
| |
12
|
76.4 (74.9 – 77.8)
| |
|
Alcohol intake
| | | | | | |
|
None
|
135
|
78.1 (77.7 – 78.5)
|
0.98
|
231
|
77.4 (77.1 – 77.7)
|
0.12
|
|
<7 drinks/week
|
42
|
78.1 (77.4 – 78.8)
| |
13
|
77.1 (75.7 – 78.4)
| |
|
≥7 drinks/week
|
15
|
78.0 (76.9 – 79.2)
| |
4
|
75.3 (72.9 – 77.7)
| |
-
aAdjusted for age at blood draw.
-
b
p for difference between men and women was 0.001.
