Table 2 Effects of personal BC exposure on DNA promoter region methylation measured 5 days later: RR of methylation in the highest tertile vs the second and lowest (as reference)

Gene

CpG promoter region^a

Unadjusted

Adjusted^b

IL4

−326

0.82 [0.63–1.06]

0.82 [0.63–1.07]

−48

0.75 [0.58–0.96]^*

0.77 [0.61–0.97]^*

IFNγ

−186

1.15 [0.86–1.53]

1.18 [0.88–1.58]

−54

0.91 [0.68–1.20]

0.92 [0.68–1.26]

NOS2A

+5099

0.84 [0.64–1.09]

0.82 [0.65–1.03]

+5106

1.20 [0.91–1.59]

1.21 [0.94–1.55]

ARG2

−32, −30, and −26^c

1.06 [0.95–1.18]

1.04 [0.94–1.15]