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. 2015 Jan 19;20(2):123–131. doi: 10.3109/1354750X.2014.1000970

Table 1. Correlation between miRNAs and biomarkers of cigarette smoke exposure.

miRNA CEVal (p-values) TNEQ (p-values)
(A) Not adjusted for any variables.
 miR-124    0.0197* 0.2124
 let-7a
 0.5632
 0.0692
 Variables
 let-7a (p-values)
 miR-124 (p-values)
 Variables
 let-7a (p-values)
 miR-124 (p-values)
(B) Adjusted for age and gender.
 CEVal 0.2708 0.0797 TNEQ 0.0199* 0.2103
 Age 0.1341 0.6079 Age 0.0802 0.3441
 Gender 0.7346 0.4345 Gender 0.3145 0.2237
(C) Adjusted for age and gender and pack years.
 CEVal 0.5796 0.2217 TNEQ 0.0413* 0.5481
 Age 0.1020 0.8705 Age 0.3134 0.7499
 Gender 0.7699 0.4633 Gender 0.2789 0.3321
 Pack years 0.4547 0.6334 Pack years 0.6352 0.5677

Bold values with * sign indicate a significant dose response relationship between miRNA and biomarkers of cigarette smoke exposure.