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Table 1 Description of the DNA methylation samples in the LBC cohorts, for individuals with DNA methylation measured in at least two waves

From: Genotype effects contribute to variation in longitudinal methylome patterns in older people

Cohort wave

Mean age (SD)

Age range

Female

Male

Total

LBC1921W1

79.1 (0.6)

(77.9,80.6)

77

63

140

LBC1921W3

86.6 (0.4)

(85.8,87.5)

82

71

153

LBC1921W4

90.2 (0.1)

(90,90.6)

42

36

78

LBC1936W1

69.6 (0.8)

(67.7,71.3)

326

359

685

LBC1936W2

72.5 (0.7)

(70.9,74.2)

353

399

752

LBC1936W3

76.3 (0.7)

(74.7,77.7)

284

312

596

LBC1936W4

79.3 (0.6)

(78.0,80.9)

240

250

490