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Table 1 Characteristics of the final dataset (nā€‰=ā€‰7,333, 81 studies) included in the analysis

From: Meta-analysis of human methylation data for evidence of sex-specific autosomal patterns

Study characteristics

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Mean study sample size (sd; range)

90.5 (120.0; 6-719)

Sex:

number recorded (%)

5,207 (71.0)

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-of which n female (%)

2,870 (55.1)

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n male (%)

2,277 (43.7)

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n other (trisomies/XXY) (%)

60 (1.1)

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following final classification:

Ā 
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n female (%)

3,647 (49.7)

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n male (%)

3,686 (50.3)

Sample Source:

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n PBLs (%)

3,416 (46.6)

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n tissue (%)

3,917 (53.4)

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-of which n cancer tissue (%)

2,432 (62.1)

  1. Abbreviations: PBL peripheral blood leukocytes, n number, SD standard deviation.