Table 1 Overview of UPDB and LINKS index persons and their first-degree relatives and spouses
From: Longevity defined as top 10% survivors and beyond is transmitted as a quantitative genetic trait
Parents F1 | IPs F2 | Siblings F2 | Spouses F2 | Children F3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UPDB | |||||
Number, N | 20,492 | 10,246 | 54,144 | 11,230 | 61,104 |
Deceased, N (%) | 19,191 (94) | 10,246 (100) | 45,701 (84) | 10,256 (91) | 54,076 (88) |
Female, N (%) | 10,246 (50) | 5193 (51) | 26,159 (48) | 5742 (51) | 29,675 (49) |
Range birth cohorts | 1753–1884 | 1767–1902 | 1756–1932 | 1768–1922 | 1792–1937 |
Mean ad or al, years (SD) | 68.96 (16.10) | 70,88 (16.03) | 44.32 (33.60) | 69.11 (17.58) | 54.87 (32.09) |
Mean ad, years (SD) | 70.05 (15.23) | 70.88 (16.03) | 49.98 (32.45) | 70.75 (16.43) | 57.98 (31.28) |
Missing age, N (%) | 403 (2) | 0 (0) | 799 (1) | 345 (3) | 306 (1) |
Censored, N (%) | 898 (4) | 0 (0) | 7644 (14) | 629 (6) | 6722 (11) |
LINKS | |||||
Number, N | 20,228 | 10,114 | 53,978 | 10,788 | 62,495 |
Deceased, N (%) | 15,536 (77) | 10,114 (100) | 40,093 (74) | 8819 (82) | 43,896 (70) |
Female, N (%) | 10,114 (50) | 5338 (53) | 25,946 (48) | 5193 (48) | 30,347 (49) |
Range birth cohorts | 1740–1877 | 1797–1902 | 1796–1916 | 1775–1907 | 1818–1952 |
Mean ad or al, years (SD) | 54.65 (20.66) | 63.86 (17.99) | 20.84 (27.99) | 59.04 (21.23) | 24.86 (30.06) |
Mean ad, years (SD) | 62.64 (16.15) | 63.86 (17.99) | 23.94 (30.76) | 65.70 (17.20) | 29.59 (33.63) |
Missing age, N (%) | 49 (<1) | 0 (0) | 14 (<1) | 27 (<1) | 21 (<1) |
Censored, N (%) | 4643 (23) | 0 (0) | 13,878 (26) | 1942 (18) | 18,578 (30) |
