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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 14.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Genet. 2019 Jan 14;51(2):327–334. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0313-7

Table 1:

Characteristic of ascertained insurance claims twin and sibling cohorts

All Pairs FF Pairs MM Pairs MF Pairs

Number of twin pairs 56,396 17,835 17,919 20,642

Number of sibling pairs 724,513 171,095 187,033 366,385
Median age at start of surveillance (IQR) (twin) 7 (3-13) 8 (3-14) 8 (3-13) 7 (2-12)
Median age at start of surveillance (IQR) (sibling) 7 (2-12) 7 (2-12) 7 (2-12) 7 (2-12)
Median months of surveillance (IQR) (twin) 60 (45-84) 60 (45-84) 60 (45-84) 60 (45-84)
Median months of surveillance (IQR) (sibling) 61 (46-84) 61 (46-84) 61 (46-84) 61 (46-84)
Median number of ICD Codes (IQR) (twin) 23 (12-42) 23 (12-41) 22 (11-41) 24 (13-44)
Median number of ICD Codes (IQR) (sibling) 23 (12-42) 24 (13-42) 22 (11-41) 23 (12-42)
Distinct number of zip codes (twin) 11,666 7,302 7,235 7,466
Distinct number of zip codes (sibling) 24,703 17,324 17,606 21,112
Surveillance period 01/01/2008 - 02/01/2016

FF Pairs, twin pairs where both individuals are female; MM Pairs, twin pairs where both individuals are male; MF pairs, twin pairs where one individual is male and the other is female.