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Table 1 Characteristics for women with available methylation data compared to the female participants of the total cohort

From: The interplay of DNA methylation over time with Th2 pathway genetic variants on asthma risk and temporal asthma transition

 

Total female participants n = 750

Female with DNA methylation data n = 245

P values

Factors

n (%)

n (%)

 

Asthma at age 18

   

Yes

128 (19.4)

35 (14.3)

0.07

No

531 (80.6)

210 (85.7)

 

Missing

91

1

 

Atopy at age 18

   

Yes

159 (35.7)

76 (31.4)

0.29

No

287 (64.3)

166 (68.6)

 

Missing

304

3

 

Eczema at age 18

   

Yes

107 (16.3)

37 (15.2)

0.75

No

549 (83.7)

207 (84.8)

 

Missing

94

1

 

Rhinitis at age 18

   

Yes

245 (37.2)

86 (35.1)

0.61

No

413 (62.8)

159 (64.9)

 

Missing

92

0

 
 

Mean (STD)

Mean (STD)

 

Age of asthma onset at age 18

6.95 (5.43)

8.00 (5.41)

0.11

IgE (log10) at age 18

2.45 (2.84)

2.35 (2.75)

0.57