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. 2010 Sep 15;41(1):126–139. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyq154

Table 3.

Effect of blood count on Alu and LINE-1 methylation (combined analysis of the five studies)

Blood count	Alu		LINE-1
Blood count	N	β (95% CI)^a	N	β (95% CI)^a
White blood cells, 10³cells/mm³	1013	0.001 (−0.060 to 0.062)	991	0.077 (−0.034 to 0.187)
Neutrophils, %	939	0.008 (−0.006 to 0.022)	917	0.036 (0.010 to 0.061)
Lymphocytes, %	1001	−0.009 (−0.023 to 0.006)	979	−0.038 (−0.065 to −0.012)
Monocytes, %	994	0.001 (−0.040 to 0.042)	972	−0.032 (−0.105 to 0.042)
Eosinophils, %	932	−0.012 (−0.070 to 0.047)	910	0.010 (−0.094 to 0.114)
Basophils, %	932	0.008 (−0.254 to 0.270)	910	−0.198 (−0.668 to 0.272)

^aAdjusted for age, gender, alcohol drinking and study.