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. 2008 Oct;31(10):2056–2061. doi: 10.2337/dc08-0368

Table 2.

β-Coefficients for the clinical, clinical + biological, and clinical + biological + genetic equations: the DESIR study

Clinical equation
Clinical + biological equation
Clinical + biological + genetic equation
n = 1,860 men (140 with diabetes) and n = 1,954 women (63 with diabetes)
n = 1,860 men (140 with diabetes) and n = 1,954 women (63 with diabetes)
n = 1,655 men (128 with diabetes) and n = 1,740 women (58 with diabetes)
β P β P β P
Men
    Intercept −10.45 −10.53 10.91
    Current smoker 0.72 0.0002 0.88 0.0001 0.94 0.0001
    Waist circumference (cm) 0.081 0.0001 0.060 0.0001 0.060 0.0001
    Hypertension* 0.50 0.01
    Fasting glucose (mmol/l) 10.15 0.0001 10.17 0.0001
    Fasting glucose2 24.16 0.002 22.42 0.007
    GGT (IU/l) 0.39 0.01 0.42 0.007
    Number of TCF7L2 and IL6 deleterious alleles 0.14 0.2
    AROC statistic 0.733 0.850 0.851
    Hosmer-Lemeshow fit test 0.7 0.8 0.1
Women
    Intercept −11.81 −18.91 −20.43
    Diabetes in the family 1.09 0.0001 0.80 0.01 0.75 0.02
    Waist circumference (cm) 0.095 0.0001
    BMI (kg/m2) 4.38 0.0001 4.69 0.0001
    Hypertension* 0.64 0.03
    Fasting glucose (mmol/l) 9.66 0.001 9.35 0.001
    Fasting glucose2 23.89 0.06 22.39 0.08
    Triglycerides (mmol/l) 0.95 0.003 0.86 0.01
    Number of TCF7L2 amd IL6 deleterious alleles 0.36 0.04
    AROC statistic 0.839 0.917 0.912
    Hosmer-Lemeshow fit test 0.6 0.9 0.8
*

Systolic/diastolic blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg or medication for hypertension.

Fasting glucose, GGT, BMI, and triglycerides were log transformed.