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Poverty Status at Birth Predicts Epigenetic Changes at Age 15

Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences | Vol 4, Issue 1

Table 3. Summary of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in the PooledSample

BetaSE95%CIp
Maternal Education at Childbirth
Ethnicity (Latino)-0.190.04-0.26-0.12< 0.001
Race (Black)-0.170.04-0.25-0.10< 0.001
Intercept2.400.072.262.54< 0.001
Income to Poverty Ratio at Childbirth
Maternal Education at Childbirth0.440.030.380.49< 0.001
Married Household at Childbirth0.300.030.240.36< 0.001
Ethnicity (Latino)-0.090.03-0.15-0.030.003
Race (Black)-0.170.03-0.23-0.11< 0.001
Intercept0.050.08-0.110.210.505
Married Household at Childbirth
Ethnicity (Latino)-0.120.04-0.19-0.040.002
Race (Black)-0.230.04-0.30-0.16< 0.001
Intercept0.820.060.710.93< 0.001
DNA Methylation (Age 15)
Income to Poverty Ratio at Childbirth-0.090.03-0.16-0.030.004
Sex (Male)-0.100.03-0.17-0.040.002
Intercept4.320.114.104.53< 0.001

DNA Methylation measured using PhenoAge clock.