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Table 5 Linear regression for factors affecting methylation in the controls

From: Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 DNA methylation in type 2 diabetes

Marker

Factor

β

SE

P value

95% CI

R2

CpG 1

Constant

18.52

14.85

0.219

−11.37–48.41

0.176

Age

0.40

0.18

0.030a

0.04–0.75

BMI

−0.37

0.33

0.272

−1.04–0.30

Male

0.63

2.90

0.829

−5.21–6.47

CpG 2

Constant

31.12

15.79

0.055

−0.66–62.90

0.150

Age

0.29

0.19

0.133

−0.09–0.67

BMI

−0.67

0.36

0.067

−1.38–0.05

Male

0.03

3.09

0.993

−6.18–6.24

CpG 3

Constant

7.26

18.25

0.693

−29.49–44.00

0.164

Age

0.52

0.22

0.021a

0.08–0.96

BMI

−0.43

0.41

0.302

−1.26–0.40

Male

−1.00

3.57

0.780

−8.19–6.18

CpG 4

Constant

18.94

17.82

0.293

−16.93–54.81

0.215

Age

0.51

0.21

0.021a

0.08–0.93

BMI

−0.78

0.40

0.057

−1.59–0.02

Male

−1.14

3.48

0.745

−8.15–5.87

CpG 5

Constant

8.94

17.17

0.605

−25.63–43.50

0.208

Age

0.57

0.20

0.008a

0.15–0.98

BMI

−0.49

0.39

0.207

−1.27–0.28

Male

−1.38

3.36

0.683

−8.14–5.38

CpG 6

Constant

29.33

37.22

0.435

−45.59–104.26

0.204

Age

0.95

0.44

0.038a

0.06–1.84

BMI

−1.53

0.84

0.074

−3.22–0.15

Male

0.91

7.27

0.901

−13.74–15.55

CpG mean

Constant

19.02

19.25

0.328

−19.74–57.78

0.201

Age

0.54

0.23

0.023a

0.08–1.00

BMI

−0.71

0.43

0.107

−1.58–0.16

Male

−0.33

3.76

0.931

−7.90–7.25

  1. β regression coefficient, SE standard error, CI confidence interval, R2 coefficient of determination
  2. aSignificant