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Table 3 Partial correlations between the methylations of POMC, MC4R, and HNF4A and metabolic profiles adjusted for age, Unit: r (P)

From: Association between the DNA methylations of POMC, MC4R, and HNF4A and metabolic profiles in the blood of children aged 7–9 years

 

TG

TC

HDL-c

Insulin

Glucose

HOMA

POMC

POMC–CpG1

0.03 (0.75)

− 0.04 (0.71)

− 0.20 (0.03)a

− 0.03 (0.73)

−0.03 (0.76)

− 0.05 (0.60)

POMC–CpG2

0.04 (0.70)

−0.09 (0.34)

−0.23 (0.01)a

− 0.03 (0.75)

−0.05 (0.61)

− 0.06 (0.54)

POMC–CpG3

0.06 (0.53)

−0.04 (0.71)

−0.19 (0.04)a

− 0.03 (0.77)

−0.02 (0.84)

− 0.05 (0.62)

POMC–CpG4

0.02 (0.87)

−0.05 (0.56)

−0.20 (0.03)a

− 0.06 (0.52)

−0.05 (0.58)

− 0.09 (0.35)

MC4R

MC4R–CpG1

0.14 (0.14)

−0.03 (0.78)

−0.15 (0.11)

0.14 (0.14)

0.03 (0.79)

0.12 (0.18)

MC4R–CpG2

0.08 (0.41)

−0.03 (0.74)

−0.03 (0.72)

0.18 (0.06)

−0.05 (0.58)

0.12 (0.20)

MC4R–CpG3

0.06 (0.50)

−.0.06 (0.50)

−0.05 (0.61)

−0.14 (0.14)

0.00 (1.00)

−0.13 (0.16)

HNF4A-P1

HNF4A–CpG1

0.12 (0.21)

−0.003 (0.98)

0.03 (0.72)

0.14 (0.14)

0.06 (0.51)

0.12 (0.20)

HNF4A–CpG2

0.12 (0.20)

−0.13 (0.17)

−0.04 (0.65)

0.07 (0.49)

0.14 (0.14)

0.11 (0.23)

HNF4A–CpG3

−0.12 (0.19)

−0.19 (0.05)

− 0.17 (0.07)

−0.17 (0.08)

0.01 (0.94)

−0.16 (0.09)

HNF4A–CpG4

0.02 (0.80)

−0.32 (0.001)a

− 0.20 (0.04)a

− 0.10 (0.30)

−0.01 (0.92)

− 0.09 (0.35)

HNF4A-P2

HNF4A–CpG1

0.003 (0.98)

0.00 (1.00)

0.04 (0.69)

−0.15 (0.10)

−0.09 (0.32)

− 0.11 (0.24)

HNF4A–CpG3

−0.04 (0.64)

0.30 (0.001)a

0.11 (0.25)

0.04 (0.69)

−0.02 (0.86)

0.06 (0.55)

HNF4A–CpG4

0.03 (0.77)

−0.07 (0.43)a

− 0.14 (0.14)

−0.05 (0.62)

− 0.05 (0.60)

−0.01 (0.88)

  1. aindicate statistically significant correlations
  2. POMC proopiomelanocortin, MC4R melanocortin 4 receptor, HNF4A hepatocyte nuclear 4 alpha, P promoter region, TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, HDL–c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol