Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficient between T2* values and anisotropy parameters (fractional anisotropy [FA], apparent diffusion coefficient [ADC], radial diffusivity [RD] and eigenvalues λ1, λ2, λ3) in brown adipose tissue (BAT), inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT), and epididymal white adipose tissue (epiWAT) in the control (C) and cold exposure (CE) groups.
BAT | iWAT | epiWAT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C (N = 6) | CE (N = 5) | C (N = 6) | CE (N = 5) | C (N = 6) | CE (N = 5) | |
FA | −0.632 | −0.662 | 0.358 | −0.603 | −0.127 | −0.678 |
ADC (× 10− 5 mm2/s) | 0.182 | −0.274 | 0.013 | −0.788 | −0.028 | −0.271 |
RD (× 10− 5 mm2/s) | 0.625 | 0.129 | 0.072 | −0.739 | 0.098 | −0.236 |
λ1 (× 10− 5 mm2/s) | −0.165 | −0.670 | −0.039 | −0.820 | −0.171 | −0.295 |
λ2 (× 10− 5 mm2/s) | 0.010 | 0.209 | 0.144 | −0.747 | 0.108 | −0.284 |
λ3 (× 10− 5 mm2/s) | 0.687 | −0.125 | −0.145 | 0.403 | 0.079 | 0.291 |
