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. 2012 Jan 1;7(1):63–70. doi: 10.4161/epi.7.1.18749

Table 4. Association Between Gene-specific Methylation and Cross-sectional Age and Change in Age Over Time in the Normative Aging Study, Boston, MA, 1999 - 2009.

 
 
Unadjusted
Adjusted b
 
 
 
 
Full Cohort
No IHD at Baseline
Gene   Change in % 5mC a 95% CI Change in % 5mC a 95% CI Change in % 5mC a 95% CI
GCR
Cross-sectional age
-0.022
-0.073, 0.029
-0.031
-0.087, 0.025
-0.038
-0.104, 0.028
 
Longitudinal age
-0.151
-0.256, -0.046*
-0.191
-0.321, -0.061*
-0.212
-0.365, -0.059*
iNOS
Cross-sectional age
-0.063
-0.133, 0.007
-0.097
-0.173, -0.022*
-0.120
-0.212, -0.028*
 
Longitudinal age
-0.660
-0.795, -0.526*
-0.695
-0.860, -0.531*
-0.661
-0.860, -0.462*
ICAM
Cross-sectional age
-0.012
-0.029, 0.004
-0.010
-0.028, 0.008
-0.007
-0.028, 0.015
 
Longitudinal age
-0.030
-0.059, -0.002*
-0.015
-0.051, 0.021
0.003
-0.041, 0.047
IL6
Cross-sectional age
0.001
-0.101, 0.103
0.025
-0.083, 0.133
-0.002
-0.125, 0.122
 
Longitudinal age
-0.081
-0.198, 0.037
-0.064
-0.221, 0.094
-0.097
-0.277, 0.082
TLR2
Cross-sectional age
0.016
0.004, 0.028*
0.020
0.007, 0.032*
0.015
-0.001, 0.030
 
Longitudinal age
-0.054
-0.078, -0.031*
-0.033
-0.062, -0.004*
-0.025
-0.060, 0.011
IFNγ
Cross-sectional age
-0.033
-0.080, 0.014
-0.040
-0.084, 0.005
-0.031
-0.081, 0.020
 
Longitudinal age
0.154
0.081, 0.227*
0.110
0.021, 0.198*
0.130
0.032, 0.229*
F3
Cross-sectional age
-0.002
-0.013, 0.008
-0.005
-0.017, 0.006
-0.001
-0.015, 0.012
 
Longitudinal age
0.040
0.017, 0.062*
0.041
0.014, 0.068*
0.055
0.023, 0.086*
CRAT
Cross-sectional age
0.006
-0.003, 0.015)
0.005
-0.005, 0.015
0.006
-0.006, 0.018
 
Longitudinal age
0.023
0.006, 0.039*
0.036
0.015, 0.057*
0.033
0.009, 0.058*
OGG
Cross-sectional age
-0.006
-0.019, 0.007
-0.002
-0.016, 0.013
-0.004
-0.022, 0.015
  Longitudinal age 0.084 0.055, 0.113* 0.081 0.045, 0.116* 0.088 0.045, 0.130*

% 5mC: % 5-methyl-cytosine; IHD: Ischemic Heart Disease * p < 0.05 a Change in % 5mC associated with a 1-y increase in cross-sectional age or longitudinal age b Adjusting for BMI, SBP, DBP, fasting blood glucose, % lymphocytes, % neutrophils use of statin, season, day of week, smoking status, and pack-years