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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 24.
Published in final edited form as: Hum Genet. 2011 Oct 18;131(6):1009–1021. doi: 10.1007/s00439-011-1102-x

Table 1. Characteristics of KARE discovery sample.

Characteristic Total Male Female
Sample size (%) 8,842 4,183 (47.31) 4,659 (52.69)
Mean age
 (years) ± SE		 52.22 ± 8.91 51.78 ± 8.78 52.61 ± 9.01
SI-1 (%)
 Controls 5,143 807 (15.69) 4,336 (84.31)
 Cases 3,582 3,357 (93.72) 225 (6.28)
SI-2 (%)
 Non-smokers 5,143 807 (15.69) 4,336 (84.31)
 Former smokers 1,354 1,293 (95.49) 61 (4.51)
 Occasional smokers 258 199 (77.13) 59 (22.87)
 Habitual smokers 1,970 1,865 (94.67) 105 (5.33)
CPD (%)
 1–10 441 375 (85.03) 66 (14.97)
 11–20 1,179 1,148 (97.37) 31 (2.63)
 21–30 209 206 (98.56) 3 (1.44)
>30 129 127 (98.45) 2 (1.55)