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. 2024 Jan 2;9:1. doi: 10.1038/s41536-023-00345-9

Table 2.

AKA association with MRI volumetrics.

Outcomea PPA PPA/phenylalanine HPPA HPPA/tyrosine
Beta (95% CI) p valueb Beta (95% CI) p valueb Beta (95% CI) p valueb Beta (95% CI) p valueb
Cortical GM 0.003 (−2e−04 to 0.006) 0.06 0.003 (−3e-04 to 0.006) 0.07 0.003 (−7e−04 to 0.006) 0.12 0.003 (−8e-04 to 0.006) 0.13
Cerebral WM 0.005 (4e−04 to 0.009) 0.03 0.003 (−9e-04 to 0.008) 0.12 0.003 (−0.002 to 0.007) 0.24 0.003 (−0.001 to 0.007) 0.14
Subcortical GM 3e-04 (−2e−04 to 7e-04) 0.29 2e-04 (−2e-04 to 7e-04) 0.31 2e-04 (−2e−04 to 7e-04) 0.31 2e-04 (−2e-04 to 7e-04) 0.32
WBV 0.007 (−1e−04 to 0.014) 0.053 0.006 (−0.002 to 0.013) 0.13 0.006 (−0.001 to 0.013) 0.11 0.006 (−0.001 to 0.013) 0.1
T2 lesion −0.002 (−0.003 to −4e−04) 0.01 −0.002 (−0.003 to -3e-04) 0.02 −0.001 (−0.003 to 1e-04) 0.06 −0.0011 (−0.003 to 3e-04) 0.13

Statistically significant values (<0.05) are bolded.

GM gray matter, HPPA 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate, PPA phenylpyruvate, WBV whole brain volume, WM white matter.

aAll MRI volumes are expressed as ratio of intracranial volume.

bp values derived from linear regression models adjusted for sex, age, and MS type.