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editorial
. 2017 Sep 19;23(1):6–14. doi: 10.1038/mp.2017.196

Table 2. Baseline characteristics of the iPSYCH2012 case–cohort.

  Initial sample, N=86189
Passed sample QC, N=77639
  Casesa, N=57377 Cohorta, N=30000 Casesa, N=51101 Cohorta, N=27605
Sex
 Male 32 243 (56.19%) 15 308 (51.03%) 29 048 (56.84%) 14 090 (51.04%)
 Female 25 134 (43.81%) 14 692 (48.97%) 22 053 (43.16%) 13 515 (48.96%)
         
Year of birth
 1981–1985 11 909 (20.76%) 4858 (16.19%) 9409 (18.41%) 4175 (15.12%)
 1986–1990 14 506 (25.28%) 5838 (19.46%) 12 766 (24.98%) 5361 (19.42%)
 1991–1995 14 521 (25.29%) 6597 (21.99%) 13 508 (26.43%) 6190 (22.42%)
 1996–2000 10 306 (17.96%) 6461 (21.54%) 9796 (19.17%) 6182 (22.39%)
 2001–2005 6144 (10.71%) 6246 (20.82%) 5622 (11.00%) 5697 (20.64%)
         
Diagnosisb
 Schizophrenia 3540 (6.17%) 90 (0.30%) 2738 (5.36%) 65 (0.24%)
 Bipolar affective disorder 1928 (3.36%) 42 (0.14%) 1452 (2.84%) 31 (0.11%)
 Affective disorder 26 380 (45.98%) 543 (1.81%) 22 809 (44.64%) 467 (1.69%)
 Autism 16 146 (28.14%) 324 (1.08%) 14 812 (28.99%) 309 (1.12%)
 ADHD 18 726 (32.64%) 387 (1.29%) 17 249 (33.75%) 360 (1.30%)
 None of the above 0 (0.00%) 28812 (96.04%) 0 (0.00%) 26 538 (96.13%)
         
Parental originc
 Denmark 49 737 (86.68%) 25 159 (83.86%) 44 284 (86.66%) 23 213 (84.09%)
 Africa 619 (1.08%) 446 (1.49%) 566 (1.11%) 400 (1.45%)
 America 472 (0.82%) 228 (0.76%) 419 (0.82%) 204 (0.74%)
 Asia 731 (1.27%) 672 (2.24%) 648 (1.27%) 616 (2.23%)
 Australia 51 (0.09%) 29 (0.10%) 47 (0.09%) 29 (0.11%)
 Europe excl Scandinavia 2508 (4.37%) 1557 (5.19%) 2228 (4.36%) 1406 (5.09%)
 Greenland 341 (0.59%) 162 (0.54%) 306 (0.60%) 148 (0.54%)
 Middle East 666 (1.16%) 625 (2.08%) 604 (1.18%) 568 (2.06%)
 Scandinavia excl Denmark 1168 (2.04%) 600 (2.00%) 1047 (2.05%) 549 (1.99%)
 Mixed parentage 221 (0.39%) 166 (0.55%) 190 (0.37%) 146 (0.53%)
 Unknown 863 (1.50%) 356 (1.19%) 762 (1.49%) 326 (1.18%)
         
Birth weight
 <1500 g 475 (0.83%) 145 (0.48%) 381 (0.75%) 125 (0.45%)
 1500–2499 g 2613 (4.55%) 924 (3.08%) 2197 (4.30%) 808 (2.93%)
 2500–3499 g 26 735 (46.60%) 13 302 (44.34%) 23 758 (46.49%) 12 245 (44.36%)
 3500–4499 g 25 500 (44.44%) 14 491 (48.30%) 22 918 (44.85%) 13 425 (48.63%)
 ⩾4500 g 1739 (3.03%) 954 (3.18%) 1600 (3.13%) 883 (3.20%)
 Missing information 315 (0.55%) 184 (0.61%) 247 (0.48%) 119 (0.43%)
         
Gestational age
 <35 weeks 1342 (2.34%) 458 (1.53%) 1105 (2.16%) 397 (1.44%)
 35–36 weeks 1907 (3.32%) 857 (2.86%) 1648 (3.22%) 776 (2.81%)
 37–38 weeks 8650 (15.08%) 4305 (14.35%) 7754 (15.17%) 3998 (14.48%)
 39–40 weeks 29 768 (51.88%) 15 835 (52.78%) 26 642 (52.14%) 14 640 (53.03%)
 ⩾41 weeks 14 995 (26.13%) 8239 (27.46%) 13 440 (26.30%) 7594 (27.51%)
 Missing information 715 (1.25%) 306 (1.02%) 512 (1.00%) 200 (0.72%)
         
Apgar score (5 min)
 1–5 238 (0.41%) 113 (0.38%) 204 (0.40%) 107 (0.39%)
 6–7 617 (1.08%) 224 (0.75%) 523 (1.02%) 199 (0.72%)
 8–9 3460 (6.03%) 1712 (5.71%) 3083 (6.03%) 1573 (5.70%)
 10 52 284 (91.12%) 27 590 (91.97%) 46 666 (91.32%) 25 445 (92.18%)
 Missing information 778 (1.36%) 361 (1.20%) 625 (1.22%) 281 (1.02%)

Abbreviations: ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; iPSYCH, Integrative Psychiatric Research; QC, quality control.

a

Persons who were both selected as cases and cohortees constitute 1188 persons in the initial sample and 1067 persons in the QC’ed sample. These individuals were counted both in the case and cohort group.

b

Psychiatric diagnosis at time of selection as described in the method section. Some persons may both be selected in the case and cohort group, have more than one diagnoses and may later have additional diagnoses.

c

Persons with both parents born in Denmark were classified as having Danish parental origin. Persons having a Danish-born parent and a foreign born parent were classified as the foreign-born parents region of birth. Persons having two foreign-born parents born in the same region were classified with that region. Persons having two foreign-born parents born in different regions were classified as mixed.