Table 4 Associations of sNSE levels with BMI, WC, and lipids

From: Association between serum neuron-specific enolase, age, overweight, and structural MRI patterns in 901 subjects

 

Beta

SE

T

p value

BMI (kg/m2)#

  

F = 4.22

0.0056

WC (cm)#

  

F = 4.44

0.0042

Triglycerides in mmol/L*

−0.19

0.1379

−1.38

0.168

LDL-C in mmol/L*

0.1076

0.152

0.71

0.479

HDL-C in mmol/L*

0.8991

0.3734

2.41

0.016

Total cholesterol in mmol/L*

0.1611

0.1369

1.18

0.24

Lipid-lowering drugs1

−0.0684

0.4902

−0.14

0.889

Smoking nicotine

    

 Current (reference)

    

 Former

−0.2799

0.2903

−0.96

0.335

 Never

−0.7749

0.3309

−2.34

0.019

  1. BMI body mass index, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, sNSE serum neuron-specific enolase, WC waist circumference
  2. Associations adjusted for age (non-linear), sex, and age × sex interaction
  3. #Variables were treated non-linear as splines; no betas, SE possible
  4. *Additionally adjusted for lipid-lowering drugs; bold values represent statistical significant p-values defined as p < 0.05
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