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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Nutr. 2020 Sep 11;60(4):1921–1934. doi: 10.1007/s00394-020-02377-z

Table 4:

Linear models for change in As metabolite proportions over 12 weeks, by baseline choline strata. a

Low strata (≤ median) High strata (> median) Test for difference between strata b

Change (week 12 - week 0) Treatment vs. placebo B (95% CI) P B (95% CI) P P FDR

ln(%InAs) c 400FA −0.12 (−0.24, 0.01) 0.078 −0.12 (−0.24, 0.00) 0.048 0.96 0.96
800FA −0.15 (−0.27, −0.03) 0.017 −0.23 (−0.34, −0.12) <0.001 0.34 0.69
Creatine 0.05 (−0.09, 0.19) 0.47 −0.11 (−0.22, 0.00) 0.053 0.077 0.31
Creatine+400FA −0.12 (−0.30, 0.06) 0.19 −0.14 (−0.25, −0.03) 0.012 0.86 0.96

%MMAs d 400FA −3.00 (−4.09, −1.91) <0.001 −1.25 (−2.25, −0.25) 0.014 0.020 0.078
800FA −3.23 (−4.34, −2.12) <0.001 −1.76 (−2.72, −0.80) <0.001 0.049 0.097
Creatine −1.47 (−2.88, −0.07) 0.040 0.05 (−1.09, 1.18) 0.94 0.098 0.11
Creatine+400FA −2.91 (−4.11, −1.72) <0.001 −1.55 (−2.72, −0.38) 0.010 0.11 0.11

%DMAs e 400FA 4.53 (2.03, 7.04) <0.001 2.71 (0.71, 4.72) 0.008 0.27 0.93
800FA 5.54 (3.21, 7.88) <0.001 4.58 (2.72, 6.44) <0.001 0.52 0.93
Creatine 0.93 (−1.98, 3.83) 0.53 1.53 (−0.41, 3.47) 0.121 0.73 0.93
Creatine+400FA 3.10 (−0.24, 6.44) 0.069 3.27 (1.35, 5.19) 0.001 0.93 0.93

InAs = inorganic arsenic; MMAs = monomethyl−arsenical species; DMAs = dimethyl−arsenical species (DMAs

PMI = primary methylation index measured in urine. SMI = secondary methylation index measured in urine.

FDR = false discovery rate.

a.

Placebo used as reference group. Baseline choline median = 11.42 nmol/mL.

b.

Wald test for difference between low and high strata.

c.

Adjusted for baseline ln(%InAs).

d.

Adjusted for baseline %MMAs.

e.

Adjusted for baseline %DMAs.