FIGURE 2.
Multivariable-adjusted association between 6-mo changes (Δ) in sACE2 and metabolic health during a diet intervention. (A) Histogram of ΔsACE2 in the entire cohort (n = 457). (B) Multivariable-adjusted change in sACE2 by change in metabolic health profile. Mean ± SE ΔsACE2 was adjusted for sACE2 at baseline, age, sex, and clinical correlates of ΔsACE2 (Table 2) in a linear mixed model and compared using an independent-samples t test. *,**,***Significant changes in sACE2 during follow-up according to paired-sample t test: *P < 0.05,**P < 0.001, ***P < 0.0001. (C) Multivariable-adjusted risk of decrease in sACE2 by change in metabolic health profile in logistic regression. NPX, normalized protein expression; sACE2, soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2.