Table 3.
Multiple regression results of gray, white, and white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volumes predicting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neurofilament light (NfL). Age, sex, race, and total intracranial volume (ICV) were included as covariates.
| WMH Volume | |||
| t | β (SE) | p | |
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| WMH | 4.32 | 0.24 (16.77) | <0.001 |
| Age | 8.59 | 0.42 (1.84) | <0.001 |
| Sex | −4.15 | −0.22 (32.08) | <0.001 |
| Race | −2.34 | −0.10 (45.70) | 0.02 |
| ICV | −1.19 | −0.07 (0.00) | 0.23 |
| Gray matter volume | |||
| Gray Matter | −2.38 | −0.15 (20.70) | 0.02 |
| Age | 9.90 | 0.48 (1.86) | <0.001 |
| Sex | −2.94 | −0.15 (32.00) | <0.001 |
| Race | −2.25 | −0.09 (45.20) | 0.03 |
| ICV | 2.83 | 0.19 (0.00) | <0.001 |
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| White matter volume | |||
| t | β (SE) | p | |
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| White Matter | −1.23 | −0.08 (20.79) | 0.22 |
| Age | 10.83 | 0.51 (1.82) | <0.001 |
| Sex | −2.66 | −0.13 (32.01) | 0.01 |
| Race | −1.90 | −0.07 (45.15) | 0.06 |
| ICV | 2.18 | 0.15 (0.00) | 0.03 |
| WMH + Gray + White Matter Volumes | |||
| WMH | 3.94 | 0.22 (17.25) | <0.001 |
| Gray Matter | −1.27 | −0.10 (23.77) | 0.20 |
| White Matter | −0.10 | −0.01 (22.45) | 0.92 |
| Age | 6.76 | 0.38 (2.14) | <0.001 |
| Sex | −4.13 | −0.22 (32.27) | <0.001 |
| Race | −2.46 | −0.10 (46.47) | 0.01 |
| ICV | 0.30 | 0.03 (0.00) | 0.77 |