Table 2.
Summary of sample counts, quintile groupings used for multi-omic BMD modeling, and number of molecules meeting statistical criteriaa.
| All Molecular Endpoints | CpG site DNA Methylation | miRNA Expression | mRNA Expression | Protein Expression | Multi-omic Profiles through WGCNA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Cord Blood Samples Evaluated | 59 | 48 | 40 | 38 | 50 | 31 | |
| Number of Molecules Evaluated for Significant Association to U-tAs | ‐ | 424,935 | 1,347 | 25,412 | 507 | ‐ | |
| Number of Molecules Significantly Associated with U-tAs and analyzed through BMD modeling | ‐ | 3,493b | 12c | 315d | 111e | 5 MEs | |
| Median U-tAs (ug/L) used for BMD modeling [number of subjects] | |||||||
| Quintile #1 | 8.5 [12] | 8.5 [10] | 8.4 [11] | 8.4 [9] | 8.5 [10] | 8.4 [7] | |
| Quintile #2 | 15.3 [12] | 15.3 [10] | 15 [8] | 15 [8] | 15.1 [9] | 15 [6] | |
| Quintile #3 | 28.1 [11] | 29.4 [8] | 32.6 [5] | 32.6 [5] | 28.1 [9] | 32.6 [3] | |
| Quintile #4 | 40.2 [12] | 40.2 [8] | 82.1 [5] | 82.1 [5] | 41.2 [11] | 82.1 [5] | |
| Quintile #5 | 161.4 [12] | 161.4 [12] | 157.8 [11] | 157.8 [11] | 164.9 [11] | 161.4 [10] | |
| Number of Molecules Significantly Associated with U-tAs and Showing Dose-Dependent Changes through BMD Modeling | ‐ | 1,629 | 12 | 96 | 14 | 4 MEs | |
Statistical criteria were adapted for each analysis to suite the differing platforms and value distributions, thus making the number of genes/proteins identified as significantly associated with U-tAs not directly comparable across molecular endpoints
CpG sites were previously identified by Rojas et al. (2015), and filtered here to include those annotated to known genes
miRNAs were previously identified by Rager et al. (2014)
mRNAs were previously identified by Rager et al. (2014), and filtered here to includemRNAs annotated to known genes. These 315 mRNAs were represented by 364 probeset IDs.
Proteins were previously identified by Bailey et al. (2014). These 111 proteins were represented by 114 array probes.