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Table 3 COMT methylation in healthy human subjects versus individual factors

From: Comprehensive interrogation of CpG island methylation in the gene encoding COMT, a key estrogen and catecholamine regulator

CpG Units

Age

Sexa

AUDIT score

Ethnicityb

SES

COMTMetalleles

r (95% CI) p

001_1

-.099 (-.401, .390) .565

.071 (-.397, .357) .681

-.021 (-.461, .381) .905

-.124 (-.556, .247) .470

.039 (-.236, .262) .821

.003 (-.381, .474) .988

001_3.4

-.022 (-.241, .292) .901

-.051 (-.331, .313) .766

-.085 (-.411, .336) .612

-.187 (-.454, .216) .274

-.137 (-.546, .164) .425

-.084 (-.322, .331) .624

001_34

.037 (-.221, .355) .830

-.081 (-.352, .243) .639

-.206 (-.543, .110) .227

-.201 (-.568, .166) .239

-.331 (-.653, .044) .049*

-.018 (-.290, .336) .919

001_avg

-.029 (-.256, .265) .865

-.034 (-.348, .223) .845

-.169 (-.482, .158) .323

-.235 (-.520, .146) .168

-.232 (-.521, .065) .174

-.037 (-.358, .343) .830

002_1

-.051 (-.373, .284) .768

.058 (-.258, .415) .737

.038 (-.263, .386) .825

.195 (-.134, .528) .256

-.189 (-.479, .124) .269

.130 (-.214, .454) .451

002_5

.073 (-.382, .440) .673

.168 (-.161, .529) .326

.038 (-.270, .338) .826

-.066 (-.386, .311) .701

-.235 (-.542, .117) .168

.282 (-.090, .600) .096

002_10

.002 (-.348, .382) .991

.081 (-.222, .434) .638

-.044 (-.351, .278) .797

.145 (-.208, .498) 398

-.222 (-454, .046) .194

.257 (-.049, .514) .130

002_avg

-.009 (-.336, .338) .960

.097 (-.195, .463) .574

.009 (-.307, .324) .959

.140 (-.208, .494) 415

-.230 (-.470, .092) .177

.227 (-.100, .495) .184

003_1

-.118 (-.461, .229) .479

-.199 (-.484, .137) .231

-.052 (-.334, .230) .758

.421 (.103, .696) .008**

-.081 (-260, .412) .665

.138(-.182, .423) .408

003_3

-.154 (-.415, .131) .363

.165 (-.152, .467) .329

-.099 (-.379, .222) .561

-.278 (-.520, .008) .096

.074 (-.260, .412) .665

-.013 (-.376, .308) .940

003_6

.135 (-.128, .387) .433

-.188 (-.453, .120) .272

.151 (-.146, .443) .379

-.162 (-.396, .112) .344

-.223 (-.435, .046) .190

-.092 (-.450, .291) .593

003_avg

.031 (-.301, .306) .853

-.107 (-.420, .182) .522

.061 (-.252, .339) .717

-.049 (-.390, .311) .769

-.187 (-.509, .209) .260

-.013 (-.359, .352) .937

005_2

-.239 (-.555, .214) .148

.028 (-.327, .356) .866

-.159 (-.434, .156) .341

-.209 (-.503, .184) .208

.041 (-.261, .366) .806

-.333 (-.596, -.063) .041*

005_3

-.065 (-.343, .273) .700

-.125 (-.422, .201) .454

-.116 ( -.391, .203) .489

-.159 (-.447, .176) .340

-.091 (-.358, .209) .587

-.193 (-.513, .128) .247

005_5

-.127 (-.416, .236) .446

.039 (-.283, .378) .815

-.068 (-.401, .262) .685

-.144 (-.438, .197) .388

-.136 (-.398, .202) .414

-.317 (-.592, -.047) .053

005_7

-.147 (-.451, .229) .380

-.120 (-.403, .216) .922

-.072 (-.354, .229) 668

-.176 (-.444, .184) .291

-.099 (-.400, .216) .553

.265 (-.547, .039) .107

005_8

-.103 (-.407, .280) .540

-.016 (-.349, .327) .922

-.120 (-.405, .192) .474

-.234 (-.523, .142) .157

-.074 (-.351, .264) .657

-.359 (-.601, -.072) .027*

005_9

-.058 (-.405, .381) .731

-.029 (-.342, .324) .863

-.207 (-.448, .117) .213

-.196 (-.511, .146) .239

.018 (-.329, .332) .914

-.077 (-.374, .160) .646

005_10

-.059 (-.381, .298) .723

-.064 (-.388, .276) .701

-.103 (-.416, .238) .539

-.276 (-.535, .084) .094

.120 (-.177, .431) .472

-.403 (-.632, -.108) .012*

005_17

.038 (-.230, .336) .819

-.193 (-.496, .172) .245

-.144 (-.418, .135) .389

-.290 (-.551, .030) .078

.086 (-.241, .413) .607

-.383 (-.613, -.137) .018*

005_18

-.022 (-.310, .327) .897

-.181 (-.471, .153) .284

-.203 (-.478, .131) .229

- .345 (-.623, -.026) .037*

.007 (-.297, .305) .968

-.379 (-.585, -.123) .021*

005_avg

-.098 (-.414, .299) .558

-.083 (-.398, .234) .621

-.161 (-.435, .152) .333

-.257 (-.542, .099) .119

-.017 (-.358, .336) .921

-.325 (-.588, -.049) .046*

006_3c

-.031 (-.357, .241) .856

-.037 (-.364, .320) .823

-.056 (-.347, .256) .738

-.336 (-.644, .051) .039*

.158 (-.200, .480) .342

.013 (-.333, .309) .937

006_4

-.027 (-.333, .259) .873

-.099 (-.412, .263) .554

-.094 (-.242, .318) .774

-.242 (-.529, .131) .143

.152 (-.166, .567) .363

-.093 (-.410, .225) .580

006_7

-.060 (-.365, .221) .722

.079 (-.241, .392) .638

.048 (-.242, .318) .774

-.179 (-.433, .165) .282

.122 (-.144, .361) .467

-.198 (-.514, .119) .232

006_8

-.078 (-.390, .236) .642

-.096 (-.399, .240) .566

-.043 (-.402, .311) .798

-.102 (-.508, .271) .542

.213 (-.100, .479) .200

-.932 (-.970, -.879) < .001***

006_9

-.052 (-.354, .264) .758

-.080 (-.399, .292) .635

-.047 (-.338, .278) .782

-.211 (-.489, .129) .204

.036 (-.243, .343) .829

-.306 (-.571, -.040) .061

006_10

.037 (-.248, .331) .825

-.065 (-.415, .258) .697

-.095 (-.392, .254) .570

-.201 (-.521, .162) .226

.127 (-.147, .405) .449

-.178 (-.471, .115) .285

006_12

-.046 (-.338, .311) .782

-.093 (-.410, .267) .579

-.046 (-.344, .300) .782

-.199 (-.467, .181) .231

.058 (-.263, .356) .731

-.295 (-.557, -.041) .072

006_13

-.077 (-.383, .255) .645

-.027 (-.354, .309) .874

.007 (-.315, .371) .968

-.112 (-.470, .267) .504

.072 (-.164, .339) .669

-.313 (-.590, -.021) .056

006_14.15

-.054 (-.359, .239) .746

-.109 (-.455, 236) .515

-.059 (-.381, .319) .723

-.188 (-.481, .175) .259

.120 (-.162, .407) .474

-.329 (-.579, -.063) .044*

006_16

-.050 (-.362, .278) .766

-.128 (-.450, .221) .445

-.019 (-.338, .308) .911

-.207 (-.494, .182) .212

.086 (-.222, .396) .609

-.337 (-.600, -.062) .039*

006_avg

-.048 (-.350, .270) .776

-.065 (-.403, .266) .697

-.040 (-.348, .276) .813

-.212 (-.531, .161) .201

.120 (-.175, .395) .474

-.411 (-.638, -.163) .010*

008_3

-.109 (-.370, .195) .528

-.253 (-.557, .125) .136

-.033 (-.269, .221) .850

-.160 (-.482, .206) .351

.168 (-.194, .469) .326

.557 (.278, .738) < .001***

008_4

.199 (-.053, .411) .238

.056 (-.368, .275) .742

-.086 (-.350, .401) .613

-.203 (-.412, .097) .229

-.027 (-.247, .198) .875

.103 (-.484, .381) .543

008_6

.144 (-.175, .413) .394

.110 (-.240, .443) .516

.082 (-.210, .429) .631

-.189 (-.471, .151) .262

.007 (-.275, .322) .968

-.009 (-.340, .297) .956

008_10

.110 (-.169, .397) .516

.088 (-.256, .389) .606

.054 (-.300, .343) .751

-.205 (-.566, .186) .223

-.008 (-.347, .314) .965

-.196 (-.519, .101) .245

008_avg

.078 (-.219, .352) .647

-.061 (-.375, .260) .718

-.011 (-.253, .293) .946

-.257 (-.578, .146) .125

.081 (-.197, .358) .632

.330 (-.035, .562) .046*

010_2

-.050 (-.390, .293) .765

.017 (-.351, .325) .919

-.170 (-.475, .154) .308

-.282 (-.595, .145) .086

.106 (-.228, .410) .527

-.228 (-.521, .043) .169

010_3.4

-.140 (-.41, .193) .401

-.021 (-.331, .301) .901

-.085 (-.411, .336) .612

-.202 (-.492, .196) .224

.094 (-.244, .385) .575

-.362 (-.605, -.073) .026*

010_6

-.154 (-.438, .207) .357

-.010 (-.352, .324) .954

-.146 (-.469, .173) .383

-.188 (-.506, .221) .259

.112 (-.223, .385) .502

-.317 (-.591, -.004) .053

010_8

-.159 (-.434, .166) .339

-.048 (-.381, .271) .775

-.194 (-.502, .171) .243

-.174 (-.494, .219) .295

.117 (-.229, .413) .482

-.336 (-.599, -.052) .039*

010_14d

-.145 (-.414, .177) .386

.004 (-.373, .325) .980

-.168 (-.483, .180) .313

-.218 (-.501, .156) .189

.040 (-.291, .414) .814

.241 (-.142, .546) .145

010_ avg

-.128 (-.432, .230) .444

-.015 (-.342, .296) .928

-.154 (-.495, .192) .356

-.220 (-.555, .182) .185

.110 (-.238, .395) .509

-.318 (-.587, -.031) .052

  1. Pearson partial correlation coefficients were calculated using a bootstrapping procedure based on percent methylation values for COMT CpG units within the top 40th percentile for differential methylation within the healthy human sample. Correlations in each column controlled for all other column variables. Results are based on n = 48 samples. AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; CI, confidence interval; SES, socioeconomic status. amale = 0, female = 1; bwhite = 1, non-white = 0 cNot within 40th percentile for differential methylation, but selected a priori based on [56]. dNot within 40th percentile for differential methylation, but selected a priori because CpG unit is located within the rs4680 SNP and present only in COMTVal allele [33]. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001, uncorrected for FWE, FDR corrected (p < .05).