Fig. 2From: Methylation status of nc886 epiallele reflects periconceptional conditions and is associated with glucose metabolism through nc886 RNAsMethylation status of the nc886 epiallele in population cohorts. a Distribution of the nc886 epiallele methylation status groups in two cohorts, the YFS and the KORA, at two time points (KORA F4/2007, KORA FF4/2014). b and c Stability of the nc886 epiallele methylation level (median of the 14 bimodal CpG sites) across two time points in the YFS (overlap between time points n = 309) and the KORA (overlap between time points n = 988). In both cohorts, we identified two individuals whose methylation levels seem to have changed between time points (indicated with red arrows). These individuals were excluded from further analyses, see Additional file 1: MethodsBack to article page