Table 2 Influences of the number of probes, mean variability and methylation QTL status on DNAm-based predictions
Probe classification | Starting nprobe | 115,746 | 50,000 | 20,000 | 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Probes without known mQTL | 115,746 | 6.7% | 6.6% | 5.6% | 5.0% |
Probes with known mQTL | 144,150 | 9.0% | 8.1% | 6.2% | 4.8% |
Hypo- and hypermethylated probes | 133,758 | 4.2% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 2.8% |
EWAS Catalog probes | 38,853 | – | – | 8.7% | 8.0% |