Table 2.
Interaction between BMI and race/ethnicity in WHI
| CpG Site | Main effect estimate (BMI) | Interaction effect estimate | Interaction SE | Interaction Z score |
Interaction p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cg25652701 | −8.00E−5 | −5.8E−04 | 1.4E−04 | −4.29 | 1.8E−05 |
| cg25212453 | −1.91E−4 | 5.01E−04 | 1.6E−04 | 3.05 | 0.0022 |
| cg08122652 | −2.30E−2 | 8.9E−04 | 3.6E−04 | 2.47 | 0.014 |
| cg27113059 | 8.87E−5 | −2.3E−04 | 9.59E−05 | −2.36 | 0.018 |
| cg15391590 | −1.29E−4 | −2.4E−04 | 1.1E−04 | −2.18 | 0.029 |
Interaction term reflects increase or decrease in slope for African Americans compared to non-Hispanic White individuals.