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Table 4 Results from the ICE FALCON analyses

From: Causal effect of smoking on DNA methylation in peripheral blood: a twin and family study

CpGs

Coefficient

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Change

Estimate (SE)

P

Estimate (SE)

P

Estimate (SE)

P

Estimate (SE)

P

CpGs reported by Joehanes et al.

 Smoking as the predictor

β self

74.61 (9.87)

4.0E-14

–

–

75.45 (9.29)

4.4E-16

0.84 (3.60)

4.1E-01

β co-twin

–

–

− 30.84 (13.69)

2.4E-02

2.50 (9.57)

7.9E-01

− 33.34 (11.60)

2.1E-03

 Methylation score as the predictor

β self

4.07 (0.70)

7.5E-09

–

–

4.45 (0.81)

3.6E-08

0.39 (0.47)

2.1E-01

β co-twin

–

–

0.41 (0.72)

5.7E-01

− 1.00 (0.82)

2.2E-01

− 1.42 (1.15)

1.1E-01

CpGs identified from our study

 Smoking as the predictor

β self

27.70 (3.65)

3.4E-14

–

–

26.89 (3.79)

1.2E-12

− 0.81 (0.89)

1.8E-01

β co-twin

–

–

− 12.36 (3.86)

1.4E-03

− 3.45 (2.58)

1.8E-01

− 8.90 (5.52)

5.3E-02

 Methylation score as the predictor

β self

10.24 (2.19)

1.3E-08

–

–

11.14 (2.47)

6.7E-06

0.90 (1.27)

2.4E-01

β co-twin

–

–

− 4.48 (2.65)

9.2E-02

− 3.86 (2.66)

1.5E-01

0.61 (3.77)

4.4E-01

  1. Regression coefficients from the analyses in which the methylation score as the predictor were reported as being multiplied by 100, as well as for standard errors