From: DNA methylation signatures of chronic low-grade inflammation are associated with complex diseases
Study | n | Country | Age (years) | Women (%) | CRP (mg/L) | BMI (kg/m2) |
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Discovery (European) | ||||||
 CHS | 187 | USA | 76 (5) | 56 | 6.6 (11.0) | 31 (6) |
 EPIC-Norfolk | 1287 | UK | 60 (9) | 54 | 3.3 (5.4) | 27 (4) |
 FHS | 2427 | USA | 66 (9) | 52 | 3.1 (6.7) | 28 (5) |
 InCHIANTI | 498 | Italy | 63 (16) | 55 | 3.2 (3.5) | 27 (4) |
 KORA | 1700 | Germany | 61 (9) | 51 | 2.3 (3.7) | 28 (5) |
 LBC 1921 | 169 | UK | 87 (0) | 54 | 3.7 (8.4) | 26 (4) |
 LBC 1936 | 296 | UK | 70 (1) | 50 | 5.3 (6.8) | 28 (4) |
 NAS | 648 | USA | 73 (7) | 0 | 3.3 (6.1) | 28 (4) |
 Rotterdam | 702 | Netherlands | 60 (8) | 54 | 2.7 (4.7) | 28 (5) |
 WHI controls | 471 | USA | 68 (6) | 100 | 3.8 (5.5) | 28 (6) |
 WHI cases | 478 | USA | 69 (6) | 100 | 4.9 (6.4) | 29 (6) |
Replication (African American) | ||||||
 ARIC | 2264 | USA | 56 (6) | 64 | 5.9 (7.8) | 30 (6) |
 CHS | 193 | USA | 73 (5) | 65 | 5.2 (5.6) | 29 (5) |
 GENOA | 939 | USA | 66 (8) | 71 | 6.7 (12.3) | 31 (6) |
 GTP | 112 | USA | 41 (13) | 70 | 5.9 (8.1) | 33 (8) |
 WHI controls | 309 | USA | 62 (6) | 100 | 6.1 (7.5) | 31 (7) |
 WHI cases | 294 | USA | 64 (7) | 100 | 7.2 (8.4) | 32 (6) |