Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the samples from both cohorts, The twin sample was composed of 7 MZ twin pairs. The validating sample was composed of 7 matched controls by age and BMI, and 7 matched AN patients by age and BMI.

From: Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling in anorexia nervosa discordant identical twins

Sample

Age (sd)

BMI (sd)

MZ AN

20,42 (7,39)

16,75 (1,43)

MZ control

20,42 (7,39)

19,85 (1,06)

AN

20,14 (7,08)

15,62 (0,95)

Control

21,42 (7,48)

19,87 (1,2)

  1. AN anorexia nervosa, BMI body mass index, MZ monozigotyc, sd standard deviation.