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. 2016 May 31;11(5):e0156353. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156353

Table 2. Associations of Brown Fat with Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics.

All Subjects (n = 24) Log Brown Fat Volume Log Brown Fat Volume normalized for LBM Log SUV Mean
r p r p R p
Age (years) -0.04 0.86 -0.11 0.60 -0.01 0.95
BMI (kg/m2) 0.05 0.81 0.13 0.54 0.11 0.63
Duration of Amenorrhea (months) -0.31 0.14* -0.34 0.09 -0.46 0.02*
Activity (hours/week) -0.37 0.10 -0.27 0.23 -0.18 0.44
Pulse (bpm) 0.42 0.04 0.39 0.07 0.14 0.50
Temperature (°F) 0.47 0.02 0.34 0.13 0.38 0.07
Percentage of Body Fat 0.41 0.045 0.38 0.06 0.31 0.14
Total Fat Mass (kg) 0.25 0.24 0.27 0.20 0.19 0.36
Total Lean Mass (kg) -0.46 0.02 -0.10 0.60 -0.45 0.03
Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) -0.19 0.43 0.01 0.90 -0.21 0.38
Irisin (mcg/ml) 0.42 0.045 0.39 0.07 0.30 0.17
TSH (microU/mL) -0.15 0.50 0.02 0.90 -0.09 0.66
Total T3 (ng/ml) 0.62 0.002 0.58 0.003 0.65 0.001
Free T4 (ng/L) 0.62 0.002 0.43 0.04 0.51 0.01

*Spearman’s correlations was used for non parametric distributions

SUV mean: mean standardized uptake value.