Table 2 Graph-theory parameters associated with the high-correlation networks. Those values of graph characteristics for which significant differences between nulliparous and parous were found have been marked with an asterisk.
From: The role of gene to gene interaction in the breast’s genomic signature of pregnancy
Feature | Graph parameter | High positive correlation networks | High negative correlation networks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parous | Nulliparous | p value | Parous | Nulliparous | p value | ||
Basic | Number of links | 244,854 | 208,870 | NA | 5946 | 17,095 | NA |
Average node degree | 58.31* | 42.08* | p < 0.05 | 7.70* | 12.60* | p < 0.05 | |
Integration | Characteristic path length | 7.10 | 6.47 | NA | 4.18 | 4.21 | NA |
Diameter | 21 | 22 | NA | 11 | 14 | NA | |
Segregation | Average clustering coefficient | 0.60* | 0.50* | p < 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | p > 0.05 |
Modularity | 0.65 | 0.65 | p > 0.05 | 0.45* | 0.41* | p < 0.05 | |
Centrality | Eigenvector centrality | 0.28 | 0.29 | p > 0.05 | 0.02* | 0.04* | p < 0.05 |
