Characteristics of the twins
| Parameter | Dizygotic twins | Monozygotic twins | All | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
| Baseline | |||||
| No | 128 | 169 | 163 | 192 | 652 |
| LTL* (kb) | 6.84 (0.60) | 7.03 (0.71) | 6.93 (0.65) | 7.09 (0.65) | 6.99 (0.66) |
| Age range (years) | 20–58 | 20–54 | 20–57 | 19–64 | 19–64 |
| Follow-up | |||||
| No | 120 | 162 | 158 | 190 | 630 |
| LTL (kb) | 6.60 (0.56) | 681.0 (0.66) | 6.70 (0.64) | 6.86 (0.65) | 6.75 (0.64) |
| Age (years) | 32–60 | 32–66 | 31–69 | 31–76 | 31–76 |
*LTL (leucocytes telomere length) is presented as mean (SD).