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Table 3 Gene-based high-dimensional mediation analysis for the association between PM10 (exposure), DNAm (mediator) and neurodevelopment (outcome) using gHMA

From: DNA methylation as a potential mediator of the association between indoor air pollution and neurodevelopmental delay in a South African birth cohort

Closest gene

CpG count

Cognitive

General adaptive behavior

Language

Motor

Raw p-value

FDR

Raw p-value

FDR

Raw P-value

FDR

Raw P-value

FDR

A. Significant mediation for the primary outcome (cognitive domain) and cross-validation across domains

GOPC

15

1.19e−09

4.12e−05

9.73e−03

0.84

8.57e−03

0.98

3.59e−06

0.04

RP11-74K11.1

20

1.13e−07

1.95e−03

1.13e−07

3.91E−3

1.05e−07

3.6E−3

5.48e−02

0.89

DYRK1A

19

1.21e−06

1.39e−02

1.20e−06

0.02

1.49e−06

0.03

3.78e−03

0.66

RNMT

8

2.86e−06

2.47e−02

2.87e−06

0.03

8.94e−06

0.09

1.22e−02

0.83

B. Significant mediation for the secondary outcomes (other domains) and cross-validation across domains

DCAF13

7

8.92e−05

1.60e−01

8.86e−05

0.17

3.65e−04

0.34

6.52e−06

0.04

TNN

13

4.44e−04

3.49e−01

4.40e−04

0.34

1.86e−04

0.31

8.11e−07

0.03

TAL1

26

4.61e−03

8.13e−01

1.72e−03

0.58

9.60e−03

1.00

4.06e−06

0.04

AC011648.1

3

1.48e−02

1.00e+00

1.49e−02

0.92

1.05e−02

1.00

5.76e−06

0.04

SPINK2

5

9.85e−02

1.00e+00

4.14e−01

1.00

4.52e−01

1.00

6.62e−06

0.04

  1. Presented associations were significant for at least one neurodevelopmental domain (BH FDR < 0.05). FDR values with bold values indicate significance at a threshold of 0.05