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Table 2 Statistics for the comparison of saliva BDNF methylation in BPD patients and healthy controls

From: Increased BDNF methylation in saliva, but not blood, of patients with borderline personality disorder

CpG site

Mean difference

CI lower

CI upper

p value

Cohen’s d

CpG11:27723161

− 2.6

− 3.181

− 2.047

3.966 × 10−14

2.1

CpG11:27723159

− 3.5

− 4.392

− 2.556

6.637 × 10−10

1.7

CpG11:27723143

− 2.9

− 3.725

− 2.064

9.387 × 10−9

0.9

CpG11:27723137

− 1.5

− 1.922

− 1.007

1.110 × 10−8

1.5

Average

− 2.6

− 3.163

− 2.061

1.255 × 10−14

2.1

  1. Results of independent t test for salivary BDNF IV promoter methylation in BPD patients (T1) and healthy controls. Results shown for individual CpG sites and average calculated from all sites