Table 2.

Multiple linear regression showing the association between dietary fat and cg02263260 methylation in Taiwanese adults

Variables	β	95% CI		P-value
Dietary fat
Low (reference)	–	–	–	–
Moderate	0.00077	− 0.00246	0.00399	0.6415
High	0.00082	− 0.00309	0.00473	0.6820
Sex
Women (reference)	–	–	–	–
Men	0.00532	0.00195	0.00868	0.0020
Age	0.00000	− 0.00014	0.00014	0.9874
BMI	− 0.00011	− 0.00064	0.00041	0.6707
Body fat
Men < 25; women < 30 (reference)	–	–	–	–
Men ≥ 25; women ≥ 30	0.00216	− 0.00135	0.00566	0.2276
Waist-hip ratio
Men ≤ 0.9; women ≤ 0.85 (reference)	–	–	–	–
Men > 0.9; women > 0.85	− 0.00149	− 0.00442	0.00144	0.3193
Exercise
No (reference)	–	–	–	–
Yes	0.00106	− 0.00170	0.00381	0.4518
Cigarette smoking
Never (reference)	–	–	–	–
Former	− 0.00034	− 0.00437	0.00369	0.8676
Current	− 0.00327	− 0.00774	0.00121	0.1524
Alcohol drinking
Never (reference)	–	–	–	–
Former	0.00054	− 0.00734	0.00842	0.8932
Current	0.00177	− 0.00345	0.00698	0.5062
Coffee consumption
No (reference)	–	–	–	–
Yes	− 0.00029	− 0.00296	0.00237	0.8293
Tea consumption
No (reference)	–	–	–	–
Yes	0.00124	− 0.00143	0.00390	0.3618
Vegetarian diet
No (reference)	–	–	–	–
Yes	0.00105	− 0.00538	0.00748	0.7486
HDL-C	− 0.00007	− 0.00025	0.00011	0.4292
LDL-C	− 0.00001	− 0.00015	0.00013	0.8822
TG	− 0.00001	− 0.00003	0.00002	0.5120
TC	0.00002	− 0.00012	0.00016	0.7621

BMI body mass index, TG triglycerides, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC total cholesterol