Table 3 Structural equation model results.

From: Neuroanatomical correlates of genetic risk for obesity in children

Outcome variable

Predictor

Estimate

Standard error

z-value

p-value

Cortical volume

BMI-PRS

−0.027

0.012

−2.242

0.025

Cortical thickness

BMI-PRS

−0.011

0.013

−0.818

0.414

Fractional anisotropy

BMI-PRS

0.003

0.011

0.229

0.819

Executive function

Cortical volume

−0.028

0.023

−1.251

0.211

Cortical thickness

−0.027

0.019

−1.424

0.154

Fractional anisotropy

0.100

0.020

5.041

0.000

Positive urgency

Cortical volume

−0.156

0.068

−2.282

0.022

Cortical thickness

0.051

0.059

0.860

0.390

Fractional anisotropy

0.030

0.060

0.503

0.615

Negative urgency

Cortical volume

−0.139

0.062

−2.249

0.025

Cortical thickness

0.007

0.054

0.128

0.898

Fractional anisotropy

−0.087

0.057

−1.537

0.124

BMI SDS increase

Executive function

−0.007

0.010

−0.735

0.462

Positive urgency

0.002

0.004

0.472

0.637

Negative urgency

0.010

0.004

2.440

0.015

  1. BMI-PRS body mass index polygenic risk score. BMI SDS body mass index standard deviation score.