Figure 2
From: Unfavourable gender effect of high body mass index on brain metabolism and connectivity
Correlation between BMI and metabolism in key AD regions. The graph displays the correlations between BMI (x axis) and SPM contrast values of 18F-FDG-PET glucose metabolism (y axis) in regions typically affected by AD, separately for females and males AD patients. A significant positive correlation is found for female AD patients (pink line; R = 0.269, p = 0.009; partial R = 0.224, p = 0.034); no correlation is reported for male AD patients (blue line; R = −0.010, p = 0.92; partial R = −0.055, p = 0.58; N = 112). Pink and blue shaded areas represent confidence intervals for regression lines’ slopes, in females and males AD patients, respectively.
