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Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis of the relationships between total metabolic activity (TMA) of BAT and various biological and environmental factors (N = 30)

From: The Relationship between Brown Adipose Tissue Activity and Neoplastic Status: an 18F-FDG PET/CT Study in the Tropics

Factor

Coefficient

Standard error

p- value

Neoplastic status

51.377

19.686

0.016*

Age

3.304

1.842

0.086

BMI (kg/m2)

-10.508

9.392

0.275

Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL)

0.149

2.251

0.948

Gender (male)

135.308

102.922

0.202

Outdoor temperature TPET (°C)

10.178

5.903

0.098

  1. * Statistically significant.