Table 1 Distribution of sex and age according to the case/control status in the discovery and replication samples.

From: Genome-wide association study of Buruli ulcer in rural Benin highlights role of two LncRNAs and the autophagy pathway

  

Discovery sample

Replication sample

Combined

Covariate

Cases

Controls

Cases

Controls

Cases

Controls

Sex

Male

177 (44.0)a

168 (41.9)

198 (43.5)

98 (41.1)

375 (43.8)

266 (41.6)

Female

225 (56.0)

233 (58.1)

257 (56.5)

140 (58.9)

482 (56.2)

373 (58.4)

Total

402

401

455

238

857

639

Ageb

Mean age (SD)

18.5 (16.7)

39.8 (17.3)

22.4 (17.3)

26.1 (18.7)

20.5 (17.1)

34.6 (19.0)

Median age

11

40

15

22.5

13

35

  1. SD standard deviation.
  2. aValues are expressed as number (%).
  3. bAge is given in years and corresponds to the age at the time of recruitment for controls and to the age at diagnosis for cases.
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