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Table 5 Variation in percentage of methylation of genes studied after 4 months and 1 year of a lifestyle intervention

From: Epigenetic approach in obesity: DNA methylation in a prepubertal population which underwent a lifestyle modification

Methylation of gene (%)

Population

Baseline (B)

4 months (4 m)

12 months (12 m)

p (B vs 4 m)

p (B vs 12 m)

LPL (%)

All

2.5 ± 1.6

2.8 ± 2.0

2.6 ± 1.5

0.4

0.7

Boys

2.9 ± 1.9

2.8 ± 2.5

2.6 ± 1.5

0.8

0.2

Girls

2.1 ± 1.1

2.7 ± 1.2

2.6 ± 1.5

0.02

0.04

RXRa (%)

All

18.7 ± 3.3

18.8 ± 2.2

18.9 ± 2.3

1.0

0.7

Boys

19.4 ± 3.3

18.8 ± 1.7

18.8 ± 2.4

0.2

0.3

Girls

18.0 ± 3.1

18.8 ± 2.7

19.0 ± 2.2

0.3

0.1

LXR (%)

All

1.0 ± 0.7

0.8 ± 0.7

0.8 ± 0.8

0.03

0.3

Boys

1.0 ± 0.8

0.8 ± 0.8

0.7 ± 0.7

0.2

0.1

Girls

0.9 ± 0.6

0.7 ± 0.7

0.9 ± 0.9

0.04

0.8

SCD (%)

All

0.6 ± 1.1

0.4 ± 0.6

0.4 ± 0.6

0.3

0.1

Boys

0.7 ± 0.9

0.4 ± 0.7

0.3 ± 0.6

0.1

0.05

Girls

0.5 ± 1.2

0.5 ± 0.6

0.4 ± 0.5

0.8

0.7

SRBEF (%)

All

38.9 ± 9.1

39.9 ± 7.0

38.8 ± 7.2

0.3

1.0

Boys

37.2 ± 7.2

39.6 ± 4.4

39.8 ± 5.6

0.03

0.04

Girls

40.8 ± 10.6

40.1 ± 9.1

37.7 ± 8.7

0.6

0.03

LEP (%)

All

35.9 ± 4.4

36.3 ± 3.1

36.8 ± 3.4

0.5

0.1

Boys

36.0 ± 4.8

36.1 ± 3.1

36.7 ± 2.8

0.9

0.7

Girls

35.7 ± 4.0

36.5 ± 3.2

36.8 ± 4.0

0.3

0.02

  1. All, n = 131 participants (n = 70 boys and n = 61 girls; p = 0.65), p (boys vs girls)