TABLE 5.
Results of Mann-Whitney U-tests: Differences between concordant and discordant MZ twin pairs in risk behaviors.
| DNAm difference (%) | Alcohol use | Cigarette use | Drug abuse | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C n = 32 | DC n = 14 | C n = 41 | DC n = 5 | C n = 42 | DC n = 4 | ||||
| Median | P | Median | p | Median | p | ||||
| CpG1 | 3.06 | 7.61 | 0.02 | 4.16 | 0.75 | 0.03 | 4.11 | 2.19 | 0.16 |
| CpG2 | 1.93 | 1.52 | 0.86 | 1.77 | 0.42 | 0.21 | 1.75 | 1.70 | 0.84 |
| CpG3 | 2.01 | 4.51 | 0.03 | 2.99 | 1.34 | 0.11 | 2.66 | 1.76 | 0.33 |
| CpG4 | 1.99 | 2.48 | 0.50 | 2.07 | 1.82 | 0.35 | 2.29 | 0.22 | 0.03 |
| CpG5 | 1.32 | 2.38 | 0.15 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.17 | 1.90 | 1.50 | 0.46 |
| Mean CpG | 1.66 | 3.12 | 0.06 | 2.49 | 0.68 | 0.03 | 2.27 | 0.61 | 0.09 |
Note. C, concordant; DC, disconcordant. n = number of MZ twin pairs. Bolded p-values remained significant after Bonferroni p-adjustment.