Table 6.

Linear regression analysis between gene expression levels and body parameters.

Multivariant analysis	Body Parameter	r	r2	F	p
	% Bone	0.86	0.75	23.6	<0.001
	% Fat	0.59	0.34	4.2	0.004
Femoral VKDP Genes:	% Soft tissue	0.48	0.23	2.5	0.05
Gas6	% Brown Adipose Tissue	0.64	0.41	5.2	0.001
Periostin	% Calcified soft tissue	0.89	0.79	29.2	<0.001
Mgp	% Lung Tissue	0.40	0.16	1.5	NS
Ggcx	% Lung airways	0.63	0.40	3.6	0.02
Vkor	Length	0.67	0.45	6.6	<0.001
	Mass	0.68	0.46	6.7	<0.001
	% Bone	0.61	0.37	10.5	<0.001
Aortic VKDP Genes:	% Fat	0.44	0.19	4.3	0.009
Mgp	% Soft tissue	0.36	0.13	2.7	0.05
Ggcx	% Brown Adipose Tissue	0.53	0.28	6.7	0.001
Vkor	% Calcified soft tissue	0.78	0.60	27.1	<0.001
	% Lung Tissue	0.26	0.07	1.3	NS
	% Lung airways	0.20	0.04	0.5	NS
	Length	0.62	0.38	11.0	<0.001
	Mass	0.62	0.39	11.3	<0.001
	% Bone	0.76	0.57	16.7	<0.001
Aortic Non-VKDP Genes:	% Fat	0.73	0.53	14.3	<0.001
Sclerostin	% Soft tissue	0.65	0.43	9.4	<0.001
Bmp-1	% Brown Adipose Tissue	0.61	0.37	6.8	<0.001
ER alpha	% Calcified soft tissue	0.85	0.72	32.1	<0.001
Angiotensinogen	% Lung Tissue	0.27	0.07	0.9	NS
	% Lung airways	0.33	0.11	1.1	NS
	Length	0.71	0.51	13.0	<0.001
	Mass	0.69	0.47	11.1	<0.001
Femoral VKDP and Aortic VKDP Genes	% Bone	0.88	0.78	15.5	<0.001
combined	% Fat	0.67	0.45	3.5	0.004
	% Soft tissue	0.58	0.34	2.3	0.05
	% Brown Adipose Tissue	0.72	0.52	4.5	0.001
	% Calcified soft tissue	0.92	0.85	25.0	<0.001
	% Lung Tissue	0.50	0.25	1.4	NS
	% Lung airways	0.64	0.41	2.0	0.09
	Length	0.78	0.60	6.6	<0.001
	Mass	0.77	0.59	6.3	<0.001
Femoral and all Aortic Genes	% Bone	0.93	0.87	15.9	<0.001
combined	% Fat	0.82	0.67	4.8	<0.001
	% Soft tissue	0.77	0.59	3.4	0.004
	% Brown Adipose Tissue	0.82	0.67	4.4	0.001
	% Calcified soft tissue	0.95	0.90	21.1	<0.001
	% Lung Tissue	0.66	0.43	1.8	NS
	% Lung airways	0.84	0.70	3.1	0.02
	Length	0.82	0.68	4.9	<0.001
	Mass	0.83	0.68	5.0	<0.001

% values are as percentage of total body volume. NS: Not statistically significant.