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. 2013 May 10;121(7):797–803. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1206003

Table 5.

Multivariable regression analysesa of haplotype × haplotype interaction between AS3MT (haplotype 2) and N6AMT1 (haplotype 1) and fractions of arsenic metabolites.

Metabolite AS3MT haplo­type2+N6AMT1 haplo­type1b n Mean (95%CI)c β (95%CI) p-Value
iAs
2 copies AS3MT+2 copies N6AMT1 15 12.1 (9.1, 15.1)
2 copies AS3MT+1 copy N6AMT1 44 11.7 (9.9, 13.5) –0.42 (–3.9, 3.1) 0.82
2 copies AS3MT+0 copies N6AMT1 31 10.6 (8.5, 12.7) –1.5 (–5.1, 2.2) 0.43
1 copy AS3MT+2 copies N6AMT1 12 13.7 (10.4, 17.1) 1.6 (–2.9, 6.1) 0.48
1 copy AS3MT+1 copy N6AMT1 30 13.7 (11.6, 15.9) 1.6 (–2.1, 5.3) 0.38
1 copy AS3MT+0 copies N6AMT1 33 13.2 (11.1, 15.2) 1.0 (–2.6, 4.7) 0.57
0 copies AS3MT+1 and 2 copies N6AMT1 8 15.6 (11.5, 19.8) 3.5 (–1.6, 8.7) 0.18
0 copies AS3MT+0 copies N6AMT1 13 15.1 (11.9, 18.4) 3.0 (–1.4, 7.4) 0.18
MMA
2 copies AS3MT+2 copies N6AMT1 15 6.2 (4.6, 7.8)
2 copies AS3MT+1 copy N6AMT1 44 7.2 (6.3, 8.1) 1.0 (–0.75, 2.8) 0.27
2 copies AS3MT+0 copies N6AMT1 31 8.2 (7.1, 9.3) 2.0 (0.17, 3.9) 0.038
1 copy AS3MT+2 copies N6AMT1 12 8.0 (6.2, 9.7) 1.8 (–0.55, 4.1) 0.13
1 copy AS3MT+1 copy N6AMT1 30 9.5 (8.4, 10.6) 3.3 (1.3, 5.1) 0.001
1 copy AS3MT+0 copies N6AMT1 33 9.7 (8.7, 10.8) 3.5 (1.7, 5.5) 0.00029
0 copies AS3MT+1 and 2 copies N6AMT1 8 11.1 (9.0, 13.2) 4.9 (2.0, 7.3) 0.00032
0 copies AS3MT+0 copies N6AMT1 13 10.4 (8.7, 12.0) 4.2 (1.9, 6.5) 0.00041
DMA
2 copies AS3MT+2 copies N6AMT1 15 81.8 (78.3, 85.3)
2 copies AS3MT+1 copy N6AMT1 44 81.1 (79.1, 83.2) –0.65 (–4.7, 3.4) 0.75
2 copies AS3MT+0 copies N6AMT1 31 81.1 (78.7, 83.6) –0.67 (–4.9, 3.6) 0.76
1 copy AS3MT+2 copies N6AMT1 12 78.3 (74.4, 82.2) –3.5 (–8.7, 1.8) 0.20
1 copy AS3MT+1 copy N6AMT1 30 76.8 (74.3, 79.2) –4.9 (–9.2, –0.57) 0.027
1 copy AS3MT+0 copies N6AMT1 33 77.1 (74.8, 79.5) –4.7 (–8.9, –0.47) 0.030
0 copies AS3MT+1 and 2 copies N6AMT1 8 73.3 (68.5, 78.1) –8.3 (–14, –2.3) 0.007
0 copies AS3MT+0 copies N6AMT1 13 74.6 (70.8, 78.3) –7.2 (–12, –2.1) 0.006
aModel: Arsenic metabolite (%iAs or %DMA or %MMA)=α+β×AS3MT haplo­type/N6AMT1 haplo­type+γ×U-As (ln transformed). bAS3MT+N6AMT1 haplo­types associated with lower %MMA are denoted first. cMean values and 95% CIs are adjusted values based on the presented statistical model.