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Table 3 Whole-genome cord blood methylation levels in offspring of women across ED types and controls: adjusted linear regression

From: Maternal eating disorders affect offspring cord blood DNA methylation: a prospective study

ED type

ß (SE)

p value

R 2, p value

Restrictive ED (n = 39)

− 0.011 (0.008)

0.15

0.84, 2.7 × 10−15

Binge purge ED (n = 13)

− 0.009 (0.012)

0.42

Purging ED (n = 7)

− 0.026 (0.015)

0.08

Covariates:

Smoking

0.01 (0.007)

0.14

 

Gender

− 0.002 (0.006)

0.67

  1. Adjusted for maternal smoking in pregnancy, child gender, cell count and bisulfite conversion batch