Table 2.
Spearman correlation coefficients (rho, ρ) between the methylation different CpG studied in the promoter of GLP-1 receptor in the ileum and cecal short chain fatty acids considering all the groups together.
| Variables | Formic | Acetic | Propionic | Butyric | Valeric | Succinic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. 1 | −0.081 | 0.033 | 0.192 | 0.162 | 0.030 | 0.284 |
| Pos. 2 | −0.064 | 0.023 | 0.024 | 0.229 | −0.035 | 0.381 * |
| Pos. 3 | −0.013 | 0.098 | −0.221 | 0.346 # | 0.096 | 0.197 |
| Pos. 4 | 0.113 | 0.115 | −0.093 | 0.451 * | 0.386 * | 0.598 * |
| Pos. 5 | −0.028 | 0.054 | −0.222 | 0.418 * | 0.261 | 0.557 * |
| Average of Positions | −0.063 | 0.014 | −0.079 | 0.331 # | 0.142 | 0.487 * |
# indicates that the correlation is significant at the 0.1 level (bilateral) and * indicates that the correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (bilateral).