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[Preprint]. 2024 Jun 12:rs.3.rs-4473148. [Version 1] doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4473148/v1

Table 3. WMHV is associated with longitudinal clinical dementia outcomes in females but not males.

A linear mixed effects model was utilized to test for interaction effects between WMHV*visit time, Global18Futemetamol SUVR*visit time on CDR-SB.

CDR sum of boxes
β (Std. error) β 95% Confidence Interval Uncorrected p-value
Females
Intercept 4.69 (4.38) (−3.93, 13.30) 0.29
Age (years) −0.044 (0.044) (−0.13, 0.04) 0.32
Visit Time −0.73 (0.57) (−1.85, 0.38) 0.20
Global18F-flutemetamol SUVR 0.34 (2.17) (−3.94, 4.61) 0.88
WMHV −0.18 (0.88) (−0.75, 0.41) 0.56
Scanner Site (Site 2) 0.15 (0.87) (−1.55, 1.86) 0.86
Scanner Site (Site 3) −0.18 (0.88) (−1.91, 1.55) 0.84
Scanner Site (Site 4) 0.90 (1.92) (−2.88, 4.69) 0.64
Scanner Site (Site 5) 1.74 (2.01) (−2.23, 5.70) 0.39
Scanner Site (Site 6) −1.32 (0.73) (−2.76, 0.12) 0.073
Visit Time * Global18F-flutemetamol SUVR 3.11 (0.60) (1.92, 4.30) 5.50e-07 ***
Visit Time * WMHV 0.18 (0.072) (0.04, 0.32) 0.014 *
Males
Intercept 0.90 (4.60) (−8.18, 9.98) 0.85
Age (years) 0.0084 (0.053) (−0.10, 0.11) 0.88
Visit Time −1.48 (-0.71) (−2.89, −.07) 0.039 *
Global18F-flutemetamol SUVR 2.68 (2.83) (−2.90, 8.27) 0.34
WMHV 0.20 (0.42) (−0.63, 1.02) 0.64
Scanner Site (Site 2) −0.83 (1.10) (−3.01, 1.35) 0.46
Scanner Site (Site 3) −1.00 (1.51) (−3.99, 1.98) 0.50
Scanner Site (Site 4) 0.39 (1.50) (−2.58, 3.35) 0.80
Scanner Site (Site 5) −0.30 (2.13) (−4.51, 3.91) 0.89
CDR sum of boxes
Scanner Site (Site 6) −0.31 (1.35) (−2.99, 2.36) 0.82
Visit Time * Global18F-flutemetamol SUVR 2.99 (0.72) (1.56, 4.41) 7.04e-05 ***
Visit Time * WMHV 0.019 (0.097) (−0.17, 0.21) 0.84
*

p < 0.05,

**

p < 0.01,

***

p < 0.001