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. 2005 Mar 8;92(7):1321–1325. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602465

Table 1. Characteristics of families.

Family members and characteristic Proband no. (%) Mean age (years) of proband Spouse no. (%) Mean age (years) of spouse
Families 740   740  
All relatives 3112   3034  
 Male relatives 1736 (100.0)   1676 (100.0)  
  Living 774 (45.0) 50.0 818 (49.0) 47.3
  Dead 962 (55.0) 43.9 858 (51.0) 50.4
 Female relatives 1376 (100.0)   1358 (100.0)  
  Living 490 (36.0) 47.7 590 (43.0) 51.0
  Dead 886 (64.0) 41.7 768 (57.0) 57.0
 Parents 1480 (100.0)   1480 (100.0)  
  Livinga 130 (9.0) 67.8 202 (14.0) 68.0
  Dead 1350 (91.0) 59.5 1278 (86.0) 60.1
 Siblings 1632 (100.0)   1554 (100.0)  
  Living 1134 (70.0) 45.1 1206 (78.0) 45.4
  Dead 498 (30.0) 42.8 348 (22.0) 49.6
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P<0.01, between proportion of relatives in proband and spouse groups who were parents.