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Table 1 Body mass index and lung function of study populations included in the genotype-outcome association analyses

From: Role of DNA methylation in the association of lung function with body mass index: a two-step epigenetic Mendelian randomisation study

MR step

Study

N

Age (years), median (IQR)

BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR)

FEV1 (L), median (IQR)

FVC (L), median (IQR)

FEV1/FVC (%),median (IQR)

1st

ECRHS

470

55 (49–60)

26.0 (23.3–29.3)

2.9 (2.4–3.5)

3.8 (3.2–4.6)

76 (72–80)

NFBC1966

681

46 (46–47)

25.8 (23.3–29.1)

3.4 (2.9–4.0)

4.4 (3.8–5.2)

77 (74–81)

SAPALDIA

906

58 (50–68)

25.9 (23.3–29.3)

2.9 (2.4–3.5)

4.0 (3.3–4.8)

74 (69–78)

2nd

ECRHS

773

54 (48–60)

26.3 (23.8–29.8)

2.9 (2.5–3.5)

3.9 (3.3–4.7)

76 (72–80)

NFBC1966

4501

47 (46–47)

26.1 (23.5–29.4)

3.3 (2.9–3.9)

4.3 (3.7–5.1)

78 (74–82)

SAPALDIA

2303

60 (50–67)

25.7 (23.1–28.6)

3.0 (2.5–3.6)

4.1 (3.4–4.9)

74 (69–78)

UK Biobank

275,861

58 (50–63)

26.6 (24.1–29.7)

2.7 (2.3–3.3)

3.6 (3.0–4.3)

77 (73–80)

  1. MR Mendelian randomisation. IQR Interquartile range. BMI Body mass index. FEV1 Forced expiratory volume in one second. FVC Forced vital capacity