Table 3.
Moderating effect of apolipoprotein E (apoE4) status on the relationship between top sex-specific quartile of waist-to-hip ratio (Q4) and brain volume.
Overall (Beta ± SE)+ |
P-value for Interaction with ApoE4 |
ApoE4 Absent (2/2, 2/3, 3/3) (Beta ± SE)+ |
ApoE4 Present (3/4, 4/4) (Beta ± SE)+ |
|
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Total Brain Volume | −0.197±0.045*** | 0.892 | −0.203±0.050*** | −0.189±0.096 |
White Matter Hyperintensities | 0.018±0.047 | 0.033 | −0.038±0.054 | 0.199±0.095* |
Frontal Lobe Volume | −0.258±0.046*** | 0.047 | −0.313±0.052*** | −0.097±0.095 |
Temporal Lobe Volume | −0.095±0.051 | 0.817 | −0.092±0.059 | −0.120±0.101 |
Temporal Horn Volume | 0.130±0.049** | 0.612 | 0.142±0.056* | 0.083±0.101 |
Lateral Ventricular Volume | 0.141±0.048** | 0.162 | 0.108±0.056 | 0.267±0.090** |
Hippocampal Volume | −0.029±0.054 | 0.148 | −0.075±0.062 | 0.109±0.108 |
Note.
p<0.05;
p<0.01;
p<0.001;
adjusted difference in means comparing participants in Q4 to those in Q1–Q3