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. 2018 Oct 31;104(4):1029–1038. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01456

Table 4.

Associations Between Baseline Amygdalar Activity and Change in Adiposity Measurements Over 1 Year

Independent Variable
Dependent Variable (End Point)
Dependent Variable (End Point)
Δ Weight (kg)
Δ VAT (cm3) Δ SAT (cm3)
Δ VAT/SAT
Δ Total Fat (cm3)
Δ Lean Tissue Volume (cm3)
Predictor Covariate Standardizedβ (95% CI) P Value Standardized β (95% CI) P Value Standardized β (95% CI) P Value Standardized β (95% CI) P Value Standardized β (95% CI) P Value Standardized β (95% CI) P Value
Amygdalar activity (continuous) Univariate −0.09 0.19 0.65 <0.001 0.38 0.05 0.15 0.43 0.50 0.009 −0.16 0.41
(−0.22, 0.04) (0.30, 1.00) (0.01, 0.75) (−0.23, 0.52) (0.13, 0.86) (−0.53, 0.22)
Age and sex −0.05 0.50 0.70 <0.001 0.37 0.06 0.20 0.27 0.50 0.01 −0.18 0.35
(−0.18, 0.09) (0.36, 1.05) (−0.02, 0.75) (−0.16, 0.55) (0.13, 0.87) (−0.56, 0.20)
Baseline BMI −0.08 0.28 0.67 <0.001 0.40 0.04 0.14 0.45 0.52 0.006 −0.13 0.47
(−0.21, 0.06) (0.31, 1.02) (0.03, 0.77) (−0.24, 0.52) (0.16, 0.88) (−0.49, 0.23)
Baseline VAT −0.06 0.41 0.65 0.001 0.36 0.06 0.16 0.41 0.48 0.01 −0.20 0.29
(−0.19, 0.08) (0.29, 1.00) (−0.02, 0.74) (−0.22, 0.54) (0.11, 0.85) (−0.56, 0.17)
Baseline SAT −0.08 0.25 0.67 <0.001 0.39 0.03 0.15 0.43 0.51 0.004 −0.17 0.37
(−0.21, 0.06) (0.33, 1.01) (0.04, 0.75) (−0.23, 0.53) (0.17, 0.86) (−0.55, 0.21)
Baseline VAT/SAT −0.07 0.33 0.67 <0.001 0.39 0.05 0.14 0.44 0.51 0.008 −0.19 0.32
(−0.21, 0.07) (0.31, 1.02) (0.01, 0.77) (−0.22, 0.49) (0.13, 0.88) (−0.57, 0.19)
Baseline total fat −0.07 0.29 0.65 <0.001 0.37 0.05 0.15 0.42 0.49 0.008 −0.18 0.35
(−0.21, 0.06) (0.31, 1.00) (0.01, 0.74) (−0.23, 0.53) (0.13, 0.84) (−0.55, 0.19)

Serial VAT and SAT measurements were available in 68 subjects. Bold P values are <0.05.