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. 2024 Nov 26;5(2):100421. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100421

Table 5.

Hippocampal Volume and DNA Methylation Interactions With Age and Sex

NR3C1
FKBP5
SLC6A4
Beta p Beta p Beta p
Age Interaction
 PC1 −5.813 2.14 × 10−5a −4.755 2.14 × 10−4a 4.786 2.35 × 10−4a
 Age (in years) 0.823 <2 × 10−16a 0.852 <2 × 10−16a 0.832 <2 × 10−16a
 PC1 × age 0.602 5.72 × 10−16a 0.595 3.09 × 10−16a −0.571 1.43 × 10−13a
Sex Interaction
 PC1 −6.588 2.98 × 10−5a −3.355 .026a 5.811 6.84 × 10−5a
 Sex 1.809 5.02 × 10−5a 1.859 4.87 × 10−5a 1.714 1.30 × 10−4a
 PC1 × sex 0.085 .853 0.113 .806 0.210 .659

DNA methylation is represented by first principal components (PC1). Covariates include age at scan, sex, days between genetic collection and brain scan, cell count, batch, and position. Interactions reported with age as a continuous variable.

a

Indicates significant p value (< .05).