Table 4.

Multiple linear regression analysis of the relationships between total metabolic activity (TMA) of BAT and various biological and environmental factors (N = 30)

Factor	Coefficient	Standard error	p-value
Neoplastic status	51.377	19.686	0.016*
Age	3.304	1.842	0.086
BMI (kg/m2)	-10.508	9.392	0.275
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL)	0.149	2.251	0.948
Gender (male)	135.308	102.922	0.202
Outdoor temperature TPET (°C)	10.178	5.903	0.098

* Statistically significant.