Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the discovery cohorts (Sydney Memory and Ageing Study, Older Australian Twins Study) and the replication cohort (Hunter Community Study).
Sydney MAS | OATS | HCS | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 603 | 339 | 313 |
Age (yrs), M (SD) | 78.22 (4.54) | 70.58 (5.24) | 66.28 (8.06) |
Number females (%) | 337 (55.9) | 202 (59.6) | 144 (46.0) |
Plasma ApoH Levels (ug/ml), median (IQR) | 164.9 (IQR = 135.6–190.0) | 136.87 (IQR = 94.76–170.0) | 146.73 (IQR = 110.1–180.3) |
Current hypolipidemic medication use N, (%) | 288 (47.8) | 123 (36.3) | 97 (31.0) |
Genotyping platform | Affymetrix 6.0 | Illumina OmniExpress | Affymetrix Axiom Kaiser array |
