Table 4.
Parameters of the cross‐sectional linear model predicting baseline outcome score using single‐protein models consisting of baseline biomarker protein concentration, age, sex, and BMI that passed the p = 0.05 significance threshold.
| Endpoint | Biomarker | Estimate | R‐squared | p‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGMV | FLRT2 | −0.008 | 0.16 | 0.035 |
| GFAP | −0.015 | 0.19 | <0.001* | |
| MOG | 0.008 | 0.15 | 0.037 | |
| GMV | CCL20 | −0.006 | 0.25 | 0.016 |
| GFAP | −0.009 | 0.33 | <0.001* | |
| FLRT2 | −0.005 | 0.25 | 0.036 | |
| LVV | MOG | −0.028 | 0.19 | 0.024 |
| GFAP | 0.060 | 0.26 | <0.001* | |
| Thalamus | MOG | 0.011 | 0.17 | 0.008 |
| GFAP | −0.016 | 0.18 | 0.001* | |
| FLRT2 | −0.008 | 0.16 | 0.043 | |
| WMV | GFAP | −0.008 | 0.1 | 0.006 |
| CD6 | 0.005 | 0.1 | 0.048 | |
| WBV | GFAP | −0.009 | 0.29 | <0.001* |
| FLRT2 | −0.004 | 0.25 | 0.021 | |
| EDSS | PRTG | −0.034 | 0.23 | 0.023 |
| GFAP | 0.050 | 0.24 | 0.002* | |
| CD6 | −0.034 | 0.23 | 0.018 | |
| 9HPT | PRTG | −0.037 | 0.25 | 0.043 |
| PASAT | GFAP | −0.092 | 0.11 | 0.022 |
| APLP1 | −0.079 | 0.09 | 0.038 | |
| SDMT | GFAP | −0.055 | 0.18 | 0.013 |
| T25FWT | CXCL13 | 0.074 | 0.17 | 0.017 |
Refer to Table S8 for the list of protein abbreviations. p‐values smaller than 0.05 were considered significant and those with asterisks (*) survived the Benjamini–Hochberg correction for false discovery rate (FDR).
DGMV, deep gray matter volume; EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale; GMV, gray matter volume; LVV, lateral ventricular volume; PASAT, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test; SDMT, Symbol Digit Modalities Test; T25FWT, Timed 25‐Foot Walk Test; WMV, white matter volume; WBV, whole brain volume; 9HPT, 9‐Hole Peg Test.