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Characteristics of the subjects |
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| Cases |
Controls |
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| n |
206 |
200 |
| Age (years) |
52.3 ± 13.0 |
48.8 ± 15.0 |
| Male: Female ratio |
1.10 |
0.79 |
| Ethnic group (%) |
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| White |
85.2 |
89.5 |
| Middle East |
4.9 |
4.4 |
| Jewish |
5.4 |
1.1 |
| Asian |
1.5 |
1.1 |
| First Nation |
1.5 |
0.6 |
| Black |
1.0 |
0.6 |
| Hispanic |
0.5 |
1.1 |
| Pacific Islander |
0.0 |
1.7 |
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Values are means ± SD for age. | ||
Al-Shemari et al. BMC Medical Genetics 2008 9:21 doi:10.1186/1471-2350-9-21 |
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