Table 1 Characteristics of the six cohorts in the BIOS consortium

From: Lipid-induced transcriptomic changes in blood link to lipid metabolism and allergic response

 

CODAM

LL

LLS

NTR

PAN

RS

N

183

741

642

797

169

697

Sex (% Male)

56

42

47

35

63

42

Age (years, SD)

65.33 (7.05)

45.33 (13.15)

58.83 (6.61)

38.18 (15.21)

62.55 (9.55)

67.61 (5.93)

TG (mmol/L, SD)

1.58 (0.8)

1.14 (0.88)

1.93 (1.22)

1.3 (0.74)

1.85 (1.07)

1.48 (0.86)

LDL-C (mmol/L, SD)

3.93 (1)

3.3 (0.97)

3.82 (0.98)

3.2 (0.96)

3.83 (0.97)

3.71 (0.94)

HDL-C (mmol/L, SD)

1.34 (0.33)

1.55 (0.41)

1.42 (0.44)

1.43 (0.38)

1.44 (0.37)

1.51 (0.44)

Monocytes (%, SD)

7.13 (2.11)

7.47 (2.42)

7.35 (2.43)

7.96 (2.8)

7.28 (2.46)

7.46 (2.41)

Lymphocytes (%, SD)

32.48 (10.23)

31.87 (8.56)

32.69 (8.16)

34.59 (8.68)

32.58 (8.6)

33.93 (7.9)

Neutrophils (%, SD)

57.12 (10.99)

56.81 (9.39)

55.98 (8.72)

53.8 (9.39)

56.44 (8.88)

54.65 (8.6)

Eosinophils (%, SD)

2.75 (2.03)

2.89 (1.85)

2.79 (1.63)

3.04 (1.99)

2.82 (1.73)

2.91 (1.82)

WBC (×109 cells/L, SD)

6.76 (1.52)

6.52 (1.41)

6.61 (1.63)

6.41 (1.57)

6.95 (2.06)

6.44 (1.7)

RBC (×1012 cells/L, SD)

4.77 (0.37)

4.71 (0.34)

4.72 (0.35)

4.71 (0.39)

4.66 (0.34)

4.68 (0.36)

  1. CODAM Cohort on Diabetes and Atherosclerosis Maastricht, LL LifeLines, LLS Leiden Longevity Study, NTR Netherlands Twin Register, PAN Prospective ALS Study Netherlands, RS Rotterdam Study, SD standard deviation.