Table 1.

General characteristics and hemostatic parameters of the twin pairs



MZ twins

DZ twins

Mean
SD
Mean
SD
No. pairs   66   —   71   —  
Age, y   49.2   12.9   46.6   10.4  
Height, m   1.63   0.06   1.64   0.06  
Weight, kg   68.3   12.5   68.7   13.3  
BMI, kg/m2  25.8   4.9   25.6   4.7  
OCP, % current user   12.1   —   12.0   —  
HRT, % current user   16.7   —   16.9   —  
Smoker, % current   16.7   —   13.4   —  
Fibrinogen, g/L   3.19   0.95   3.03   0.75  
Ks, × 10-9 cm2  5.94   3.33   5.60   2.81  
Maximum absorbance   0.97   0.20   0.91   0.21  
FXIII activity, %   109.6   29.2   107.2   28.2  
FXIII A subunit, U/mL   1.12   0.23   1.09   0.23  
FXIII B subunit, U/mL
 
1.05
 
0.22
 
1.02
 
0.17
 


MZ twins

DZ twins

Mean
SD
Mean
SD
No. pairs   66   —   71   —  
Age, y   49.2   12.9   46.6   10.4  
Height, m   1.63   0.06   1.64   0.06  
Weight, kg   68.3   12.5   68.7   13.3  
BMI, kg/m2  25.8   4.9   25.6   4.7  
OCP, % current user   12.1   —   12.0   —  
HRT, % current user   16.7   —   16.9   —  
Smoker, % current   16.7   —   13.4   —  
Fibrinogen, g/L   3.19   0.95   3.03   0.75  
Ks, × 10-9 cm2  5.94   3.33   5.60   2.81  
Maximum absorbance   0.97   0.20   0.91   0.21  
FXIII activity, %   109.6   29.2   107.2   28.2  
FXIII A subunit, U/mL   1.12   0.23   1.09   0.23  
FXIII B subunit, U/mL
 
1.05
 
0.22
 
1.02
 
0.17
 

OCP indicates oral contraceptive pill; HRT, hormone replacement therapy; and —, not applicable.

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