Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the UK Biobank participants in PheWAS (N = 423,419)
From: Phenome-wide association study on miRNA-related sequence variants: the UK Biobank
Characteristics | Mean/N (SD/%) |
|---|---|
Age, years (SD) | 56.8 (7.9) |
Sex, female (%) | 228,441 (53.5) |
BMI (SD) | 27.4 (4.8) |
SBP, mmHg (SD) | 139.9 (19.7) |
DBP, mmHg (SD) | 82.2 (10.7) |
History of type 2 diabetes | 22,054 (5.2) |
History of coronary heart disease | 22,314 (5.3) |
Smoking status | |
 Current smoker | 44,061 (10.4) |
 Previous smoker | 150,323 (35.5) |
 Never smoker | 227,534 (53.7) |
Alcohol drinking status | |
 Current | 394,792 (93.2) |
 Previous | 14,766 (3.5) |
 Never | 13,477 (3.4) |
Lipid | |
 Total cholesterol, mmol/L (SD) | 5.7 (1.14) |
 LDL-C, mmol/L (SD) | 3.6 (0.87) |
 HDL-C, mmol/L (SD) | 1.5 (0.38) |
 Triglycerides, mmol/L (SD) | 1.8 (1.02) |
Employment status | |
 Employed (including self-employed) | 241,669 (57.1) |
 Retired | 144,895 (34.2) |
 Student (full or part-time) | 874 (0.21) |
 Unemployed | 6,061 (1.43) |