Fig. 4: Mediation analyses results. | npj Metabolic Health and Disease

Fig. 4: Mediation analyses results.

From: Ultra-processed food consumption affects structural integrity of feeding-related brain regions independent of and via adiposity

Fig. 4

a Relationships between metabolic variables and brain phenotypes; b schematic representations of significant mediation analyses; red arrows represent negative associations, gray arrows represent positive associations. MD - mean diffusivity. ICVF - intracellular volume fraction. ISOVF - isotropic volume fraction. FA - fractional anisotropy. CRP - C-reactive protein. HbA1c - glycated hemoglobin A1c. HDL - high density lipoprotein. TG - triglycerides. UPF - ultra-processed food. BMI - body mass index.

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