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Table 4 Association of baseline differential DNA methylationa with obesity at 36 months, adjusted for co-variates

From: Salivary epigenetic biomarkers as predictors of emerging childhood obesity

 

Odds Ratio

95% CI

P Value

Child

 Baseline BMI-Z

3.25

[1.00, 10.50]

0.049

 Baseline age

1.50

[0.76, 2.94]

0.24

 Gender (male)

0.59

[0.21, 1.63]

0.31

Parent

 Baseline BMI

0.99

[0.92, 1.07]

0.86

CpG Baseline Methylation

 Cg10307483 (NRF1)

2.98

[1.06, 8.38]

0.04

  1. a Degree of methylation was a continuous variable calculated by log-transforming the normalized values and multiplying by 10 to put it on a scale from 0 to 10 (see Methods section)
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BMC Medical Genetics

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