Table 2.
Age- and sex-adjusted pairwise twin correlations
| Number of pairs |
Pairwise twin correlations (95% CI) |
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| Phenotype | MZ | DZ | MZ | DZ |
| Ever-smokers versus never-smokers | 2,647 | 5,356 | 0.87 (0.84–0.89) | 0.62 (0.59–0.65) |
| Intermittent smokers versus regular smokers (among ever-smokers) | 1,128 | 2,145 | 0.56 (0.36–0.71) | 0.38 (0.22–0.52) |
| Intermittent smokers versus never-smokers (regular smokers excluded) | 1,194 | 2,008 | 0.62 (0.42–0.76) | 0.33 (0.16–0.47) |
Note. DZ, dizygotic; MZ, monozygotic.