Table 2 Model indices of developmental period-specific prediction of PedBe age by chronological age and estimated BEC proportion

From: Impact of age-related changes in buccal epithelial cells on pediatric epigenetic biomarker research

   

Commonality Analysis

Predictor

Beta (β) coefficient

Structured coefficient

Unique contribution

Shared contribution

Total contribution

Childhood (<120 months)

Chronological age

1.1942

0.9974

0.6517

0.3170

0.9737

Estimated BEC proportion

−220.1476

−0.5750

0.0049

  

Adolescence (>120 months)

Chronological age

0.9247

0.9378

0.7173

−0.0860

0.7177

Estimated BEC proportion

4.5898

0.0231

0.0864

  
  1. Beta model regression coefficients, structural coefficients, representing the correlation between a predictor variable and the predictor-criterion values, and the unique, shared, and total contribution of each predictor from the commonality analysis are presented.
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