Table 3 Linear regression to predict outcomes at 2 weeks and 6 months post-mild traumatic brain injury.

From: Interaction of obesity and proteins associated with the NLRP3 inflammasome following mild traumatic brain injury

 

Coefficient

95% CI

p

RPQ 2 weeks

 Obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

− 275.4

− 475.0, − 75.6

0.01*

 Severely obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

270.7

66.9, 474.5

0.01*

 ASC

− 3.6

− 14.2, 7.1

0.51

 Caspase-1

− 0.1

− 5.2, 5.1

0.98

 IL-18

5.0

− 5.9, 15.8

0.36

 IL-1β

1.1

− 4.0, 6.2

0.66

 Obese BMI × ASC

15.3

− 16.5, 47.2

0.34

 Severely obese BMI × ASC

32.5

16.3, 48.7

0.00*

 Obese BMI × caspase-1

18.8

8.0, 29.6

0.00*

 Severely Obese BMI × caspase-1

− 6.9

− 23.5, 9.7

0.41

 Obese BMI × IL-18

18.3

− 4.5, 41.0

0.11

 Severely obese BMI × IL-18

− 27.5

− 48.6, − 6.5

0.01*

 Obese BMI × IL-1β

1.9

− 4.7, 8.5

0.57

 Severely obese BMI × IL-1β

− 2.8

− 16.0, 10.4

0.68

 Hypertension

− 2.6

− 12.6, 7.5

0.61

 Hyperlipidemia

3.0

− 10.0, 15.8

0.65

 Diabetes

− 10.0

− 19.4, − 0.7

0.04*

RPQ 6 months

 Obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

− 129.0

− 353.6, 95.7

0.26

 Severely obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

43.6

− 209.6, 296.8

0.73

 ASC

3.8

− 7.8, 15.5

0.51

 Caspase-1

0.0

− 4.4, 4.4

0.99

 IL-18

6.1

− 4.4, 16.6

0.25

 IL-1β

4.5

0.6, 8.5

0.03*

 Obese BMI × ASC

10.2

− 21.6, 41.9

0.53

 Severely obese BMI × ASC

− 21.9

− 51.0, 7.1

0.14

 Obese BMI × caspase-1

15.2

4.8, 25.5

0.00*

 Severely obese BMI × caspase-1

− 3.8

− 18.2, 10.5

0.59

 Obese BMI × IL-18

3.3

− 19.7, 26.2

0.78

 Severely obese BMI × IL-18

9.0

− 18.0, 36.0

0.51

 Obese BMI × IL-1β

− 3.7

− 11.9, 4.6

0.38

 Severely obese BMI × IL-1β

− 20.0

− 36.2, − 3.9

0.02*

 Hypertension

1.9

− 7.6, 11.3

0.69

 Hyperlipidemia

− 9.3

− 19.4, 0.9

0.07

 Diabetes

1.6

− 11.4, 14.6

0.81

QOLIBRI-OS 2 weeks

 Obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

240.4

− 14.4, 495.2

0.06

 Severely obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

− 263.8

− 771.7, 244.1

0.30

 ASC

0.7

− 17.6, 18.9

0.94

 Caspase-1

− 1.7

− 8.7, 5.3

0.63

 IL-18

− 3.7

− 15.8, 8.5

0.55

 IL-1β

− 0.4

− 5.4, 4.5

0.86

 Obese BMI × ASC

− 20.3

− 66.7, 26.2

0.39

 Severely obese BMI × ASC

− 41.8

− 76.1, − 7.4

0.02*

 Obese BMI × caspase-1

− 17.6

− 31.4, − 3.7

0.01*

 Severely obese BMI × caspase-1

17.6

− 18.1, 53.3

0.33

 Obese BMI × IL-18

− 13.8

− 43.2, 15.6

0.35

 Severely obese BMI × IL-18

5.5

− 28.1, 39.0

0.75

 Obese BMI × IL-1β

− 3.0

− 10.0, 4.1

0.40

 Severely obese BMI × IL-1β

18.9

0.5, 37.3

0.05

 Hypertension

9.3

− 6.7, 25.3

0.25

 Hyperlipidemia

6.5

− 18.3, 31.2

0.60

 Diabetes

− 11.9

− 30.1, 6.3

0.20

QOLIBRI-OS 6 months

 Obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

82.0

− 246.9, 410.8

0.62

 Severely obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

− 224.9

− 589.4, 139.6

0.22

 ASC

8.0

− 13.9, 29.9

0.47

 Caspase-1

− 2.5

− 10.3, 5.3

0.52

 IL-18

− 3.9

− 21.8, 14.0

0.67

 IL-1β

− 7.5

− 16.8, 1.8

0.11

 Obese BMI × ASC

− 31.8

− 83.4, 19.8

0.22

 Severely obese BMI × ASC

5.6

− 40.8, 52.0

0.81

 Obese BMI × caspase-1

− 14.1

− 32.8, 4.7

0.14

 Severely obese BMI × caspase-1

10.8

− 12.4, 33.9

0.36

 Obese BMI × IL-18

− 0.3

− 36.0, 35.3

0.98

 Severely obese BMI × IL-18

− 2.6

− 46.3, 41.1

0.90

 Obese BMI × IL-1β

6.4

− 9.4, 22.1

0.42

 Severely obese BMI × IL-1β

41.3

15.0, 67.6

0.00*

 Hypertension

− 21.1

− 40.0, − 2.5

0.03*

 Hyperlipidemia

31.7

7.9, 55.4

0.01*

 Diabetes

− 6.1

− 29.7, 17.5

0.61

SF-12 Physical 2 weeks

 Obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

19.5

− 130.6, 169.6

0.80

 Severely obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

− 32.9

− 204.0, 138.3

0.70

 ASC

− 3.8

− 11.5, 3.9

0.33

 Caspase-1

0.5

− 3.2, 4.2

0.79

 IL-18

0.1

− 9.1, 9.4

0.98

 IL-1β

− 3.0

− 5.4, − 0.7

0.01*

 Obese BMI × ASC

− 5.7

− 21.0, 9.6

0.46

 Severely obese BMI × ASC

− 6.2

− 19.0, 6.7

0.34

 Obese BMI × caspase-1

− 2.6

− 10.0, 4.8

0.49

 Severely obese BMI × caspase-1

5.0

− 6.8, 16.9

0.40

 Obese BMI × IL-18

0.1

− 15.9, 16.2

0.99

 Severely obese BMI × IL-18

− 5.9

− 18.9, 7.2

0.37

 Obese BMI × IL-1β

− 0.4

− 3.9, 3.1

0.82

 Severely obese BMI × IL-1β

7.2

− 1.6, 15.9

0.11

 Hypertension

− 0.5

− 6.4, 5.4

0.85

 Hyperlipidemia

− 1.5

− 10.4, 7.4

0.73

 Diabetes

− 5.5

− 10.3, − 0.8

0.02*

SF-12 physical 6 months

 Obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

− 35.6

− 201.7, 130.3

0.67

 Severely obese BMI (REF: non-obese BMI)

− 140.2

− 232.9, − 47.6

0.00*

 ASC

− 2.1

− 10.2, 6.0

0.60

 Caspase-1

− 2.2

− 5.1, 0.6

0.13

 IL-18

− 4.9

− 9.7, − 0.2

0.04*

 IL-1β

− 4.5

− 7.1, − 1.9

0.00*

 Obese BMI × ASC

− 15.9

− 35.6, 2.8

0.09

 Severely obese BMI × ASC

− 4.2

− 22.1, 13.6

0.64

 Obese BMI × caspase-1

− 2.3

− 10.7, 6.1

0.59

 Severely obese BMI × caspase-1

6.0

− 0.5, 12.5

0.07

 Obese BMI × IL-18

5.6

− 11.1, 22.3

0.51

 Severely obese BMI × IL-18

10.5

− 4.0, 25.1

0.15

 Obese BMI × IL-1β

4.6

− 3.5, 12.7

0.26

 Severely obese BMI × IL-1β

4.8

− 3.0, 12.6

0.22

 Hypertension

− 4.8

− 12.1, 2.6

0.20

 Hyperlipidemia

7.5

− 4.7, 19.7

0.22

 Diabetes

− 12.8

− 26.6, 1.1

0.07

  1. ASC apoptotic speck-like protein, IL interleukin, RPQ Rivermead Post-concussion Questionnaire, QOLIBRI-OS Quality of Life after Brain Injury Overall Scale, SF-12 Short Form 12, ng/mL nanogram per milliliter, pg/mL picogram per milliliter, fg/mL femtogram per milliliter.
  2. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05.