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. 2020 Sep 23;12:144. doi: 10.1186/s13148-020-00935-0

Table 6.

Linear regression analysis with DNA methylation (DNAm) as the dependent variable and nutrition components, physical activity, or analytical parameters as independent variables and corrected for BMI

Nutrition
DNAm BMI Energy intake Total carbohydrates Total protein
 Baseline ß p ß p ß p ß p
  LPL (R = 0.46; R2 = 0.21)

− 0.03

(0.06 to − 0.04)

0.03

0.14

(0.02–0.253)

0.02

0.12

(0.01–0.23)

0.04
  LEP (R = 0.34; R2 = 0.11)

− 0.50

(− 0.92 to − 0.08)

0.02
MUFA PUFA Adherence to the MedDiet
ß p ß p ß p
  LPL (R = 0.46; R2 = 0.21)

0.35

(0.09–0.61)

0.01

0.29

(0.05–0.53)

0.02

0.28

(0.02–0.53)

0.03
Physical activity
DNAm Light activity Moderate activity Vigorous activity
 Baseline ß p ß p ß p
  SREBF (R = 0.44; R2 = 0.19)

− 0.43

(− 0.74 to − 0.11)

0.01
  LEP (R = 0.35; R2 = 0.13)

0.13

(0.002–0.26)

0.05

− 0.62

(− 1.23 to − 0.001)

0.05
DNAm Light activity Moderate activity Vigorous activity
 12 m ß p ß p ß p
  RXRa (R = 0.39; R2 = 0.15)

− 0.01

(− 0.02 to − 0.003)

0.01

− 0.11

(− 0.21 to − 0.01)

0.03
  LEP (R = 0.35; R2 = 0.13)

− 0.02

(− 0.03 to − 0.003)

0.02
Analytical parameters
DNAm Glc HOMA-IR hsPCR Resistin
 Baseline ß p ß p ß p ß p
  LPL (R = 0.47; R2 = 0.23)

− 0.22

(− 0.39 to − 0.05)

0.01

0.20

(0.02–0.38)

0.03
  RXR (R = 0.52; R2 = 0.27)

− 0.48

(− 0.91 to − 0.06)

0.03
  SREBF (R = 0.51; R2 = 0.26)

0.71

(0.27–1.16)

0.002

2.16

(0.65–3.66)

0.01

2.16

(0.65–3.66)

0.01
DNAm Glc Insulin HOMA-IR cHDL
 12 m ß p ß p ß p ß p
  LXR (R = 0.52; R2 = 0.27)

− 0.08

(− 0.15 to − 0.01)

0.02

1.90

(0.20–3.60)

0.03
  SCD (R = 0.75; R2 = 0.57)

0.25

(0.05-0.45)

0.01

− 1.01

(− 1.96 to − 0.07)

0.03

− 0.02

(− 0.03 to − 0.004)

0.01
Resistin IL-6 TNF-a
ß p ß p ß p
  SCD (R = 0.75; R2 = 0.57)

− 0.04

(− 0.07 to − 0.01)

0.01

− 0.03

(− 0.04 to − 0.01)

0.001

0.05

(0.01–0.1)

0.02