Table 3.
Univariate analysis of relationships between the total metabolic activity (TMA) of BAT and various biological and environmental factors (N = 30)
| Factor | TMA | Correlation coefficient | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEOPLASTIC STATUS SCORE | 0.043* | ||
| 0 (n = 9) | 28.6 ± 13.2 (0.2-91.3) | ||
| 1 (n = 5) | 92.0 ± 47.4 (4.6-209.2) | ||
| 2 (n = 8) | 110.0 ± 52.7 (0.3-467.5) | ||
| 3 (n = 8) | 159.8 ± 62.2 (0.2-423.7) | ||
| Age (y) | 0.084 | 0.658† | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.033 | 0.861† | |
| Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL) | 0.112 | 0.554† | |
| GENDER | 0.428‡ | ||
| Male (n = 4) | 149.0 ± 96.1 (0.2-423.7) | ||
| Female (n = 26) | 87.7 ± 24.2 (0.2-467.5) | ||
| OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE PARAMETERS (°C) | |||
| Outdoor temperature (TPET) | 0.101 | 0.596§ | |
| MaxΔT | -0.297 | 0.110§ | |
| One-day temperature decline (TPET - T1) | 0.171 | 0.366§ | |
| Mean T: (TPET + T1 +... T7)/8 | 0.087 | 0.649§ | |
| Decline grade (maxΔT/mean T) | -0.254 | 0.181§ | |
| Decline rate (maxΔT/duration) | -0.319 | 0.086§ |
Data are means ± standard error and (range).
*Jonckheere-Terpstra test; †Pearson's correlation; ‡Mann-Whitney U-test; §Spearman's rank correlation.