Table 3 Mean difference (95% CI) of mtDNAcn across quartiles of carnitine (HMDB0000062) in study patients
From: Association between plasma L-carnitine levels and mitochondrial DNA copy number
N | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Nominal P for trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | ||||||
Age-adj model | 538 | ref | − 0.20 (-0.42, 0.03) | − 0.25 (-0.47, − 0.02) | − 0.26 (-0.48, − 0.03) | 0.02 |
MV-adj model | 538 | ref | − 0.21 (-0.44, 0.01) | − 0.20 (-0.43, 0.03) | − 0.23 (-0.45, − 0.00) | 0.06 |
Control | ||||||
Age-adj model | 280 | ref | − 0.31 (-0.63, 0.00) | − 0.28 (-0.60, 0.04) | − 0.38 (-0.70, − 0.06) | 0.02 |
MV-adj model | 280 | ref | − 0.33 (-0.64, − 0.02) | − 0.21 (-0.54, 0.12) | − 0.40 (-0.72, − 0.08) | 0.03 |