Table 5.

Relationships between DIO3 methylation levels and BMI, weight and central obesity of study participants

	DIO3 Methylation%
	βB	P valueA
BMI
Crude	− 0.608	< 0.001
Adjusted	− 0.534	< 0.001
Weight
Crude	− 0.387	0.016
Adjusted	− 0.301	0.057
Central obesity
Crude	− 0.470	0.003
Adjusted	− 0.376	0.019

Multiple linear regression and simple linear regression were used to study the linear relationship between variables

^AAdjusted for omega 3 fatty acid consumption

^Bβ refers to the standardized coefficient

−Confounders with P < 0.2 included in the adjusted analysis