Table 3.
Regression models showing the relationship between the kynurenine pathway metabolites and brain volumes within the BD (A), and HC (B) groups.
| Association | Model 1 (unadjusted) | Model 2 (sex, age, and BMI) |
Model 3 (sex, age, BMI, ICV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. BD Group | β-weight, t-score, p-value | β-weight, t-score, p-value | β-weight, t-score, p-value |
| KYN & Amyg | 0.34, 2.7, 0.010 | 0.19, 1.2, 0.254 | 0.20, 1.4, 0.174 |
| KynA/3HK & Hipp | 0.35, 2.8, 0.008** | 0.30, 2.4, 0.022* | 0.25, 2.0, 0.048* |
| KynA/3HK & Amyg | 0.32, 2.5, 0.015* | 0.25, 2.0, 0.051 | 0.18, 1.6, 0.124 |
| B. HC Group | β-weight, t-score, p-value | β-weight, t-score, p-value | β-weight, t-score, p-value |
| KYN/TRP & ICV | 0.35, 2.4, 0.022 | 0.34, 1.7, 0.088 | NA |
| CRP & ICV | 0.44, 2.7, 0.011 | 0.30, 1.6, 0.131 | NA |
| 3HK & Amyg | 0.15, 1.0, 0.317 | 0.04, 0.25, 0.805 | 0.03, 0.21, 0.836 |
| KynA/3HK & Amyg | 0.34, 2.4, 0.023* | 0.20, 1.3, 0.185 | 0.21, 1.4, 0.161 |
| CRP & Amyg | 0.29, 1.7, 0.093 | 0.26, 1.4, 0.173 | 0.18, 0.9, 0.387 |
p<0.05, corrected,
p<0.01, corrected