Table 4.
Associations Between Total Average Methylation Across All Cytosine-Phosphate-Guanine Sites on the Array and Cytosine-Phosphate-Guanine Site Subgroups With Current Alcohol Consumption Level, Sister Study, United States, 2004–2015
Gene Region | Methylation Difference in %a | |
---|---|---|
Difference | P Value | |
All locations | −7.5 × 10−4 | 0.01 |
Gene body | −8.8 × 10−4 | 0.01 |
Other | −7.3 × 10−4 | 0.09 |
TSS1500b | −1.1 × 10−3 | 0.008 |
TSS200c | −1.8 × 10−6 | 0.66 |
5′UTRd | −1.2 × 10−3 | 0.0003 |
3′UTRe | −8.4 × 10−4 | 0.05 |
Abbreviations: TSS, transcription start site; UTR, untranslated region.
aDifference associated with 1 additional alcoholic drink per week.
b Within 1,500 base pairs of a transcription start site.
c Within 200 base pairs of a transcription start site.
d The 5′ untranslated region.
e The 3′ untranslated region.