Characteristics of individuals included in the study*.

*Abbreviations; WB:Whole blood (i.e., population studied for DNA methylation in whole blood), BCF: Blood cell fraction (i.e., population studied for DNA methylation in blood cell fractions), NE: Neutrophils, LY: Lymphocytes, MO: Monocytes, EO: Eosinophils, BA: Basophils.

*缩略语说明：WB：全血（Whole blood，即开展全血DNA甲基化研究的研究人群）；BCF：血细胞组分（Blood cell fraction，即开展血细胞组分DNA甲基化研究的研究人群）；NE：中性粒细胞（Neutrophils）；LY：淋巴细胞（Lymphocytes）；MO：单核细胞（Monocytes）；EO：嗜酸性粒细胞（Eosinophils）；BA：嗜碱性粒细胞（Basophils）。