Table 5.
Results of the multivariate regression analyses.
| Brain structures | Grade of OSA | Grade of liver steatosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | R | L | R | |
| Caudate nucleus volume (cm3) |
B = −0.256 p < 0.001 |
B = −0.258 p < 0.001 |
B = 0.042 p=0.443 |
B = 0.026 p=0.632 |
| Putamen volumes (cm3) |
B = −0.124 p=0.002 |
B = −0.125 p=0.001 |
B = 0.061 p=0.225 |
B = 0.083 p=0.144 |
| Globus pallidus volume (cm3) |
B = −0.173 p < 0.001 |
B = −0.171 p < 0.001 |
B = 0.092 p=0.013 |
B = 0.133 p < 0.001 |
| Thalamus volume (cm3) |
B = −0.407 p < 0.001 |
B = −0.419 p < 0.001 |
B = 0.007 p = 0.912 |
B = 0.044 p = 0.559 |
| Hippocampal formation volume (cm3) |
B = −0.415 p < 0.001 |
B = −0.406 p < 0.001 |
B = 0.003 p=0.951 |
B = −0.001 p=0.989 |
| Lateral ventricle volume (cm3) |
B = −0.014 p=0.422 |
B = −0.007 p=0.324 |
B = −0.047 p=0.393 |
B = 0.006 p=0.920 |
| Amygdaloid complex volume (cm3) |
B = −0.011 p=0.351 |
B = −0.009 p=0.461 |
B = 0.021 p=0.207 |
B = 0.019 p=0.293 |
| Prefrontal cortex volume (cm3) |
B = −5.527 p < 0.001 |
B = −4.366 p < 0.001 |
B = 0.309 p=0.853 |
B = 0.143 p=0.932 |
| White matter volume (cm3) |
B = −3.866 p=0.081 |
B = 1.017 p=0.745 |
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| Gray matter volume (cm3) |
B = −20.629 p < 0.001 |
B = 5.224 p=0.184 |
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