TABLE 3.

Multiple regression model of CAD on IR, inflammation and established cardiovascular risk factors in Caucasians and African Americans.

Ethnicity	Predictors	R2	β	P-value
All		0.251		<0.001
	Ethnicity		−0.01	NS
	Age, yrs		0.37	<0.001
	Gender, M/F		−0.21	<0.001
	Hypertension, ≥130/85 mmHg		0.05	NS
	Smoking, Y/N		0.13	0.002
	Drink alcohol, Y/N		−0.05	NS
	Waist, cm		−0.04	NS
	LDL cholesterol, mg/dl		0.12	0.003
	Triglyceride, mg/dl		0.10	0.019
	CRP, mg/L		0.02	NS
	Fibrinogen, mg/dl		0.004	NS
	HOMA-IR		0.10	0.035
	NIDDM		0.09	0.040
Non-NIDDM		0.251		<0.001
	Ethnicity		−0.03	NS
	Age, yrs		0.39	<0.001
	Gender, M/F		−0.20	<0.001
	Hypertension, ≥130/85 mmHg		0.06	NS
	Smoking, Y/N		0.14	0.010
	Drink alcohol, Y/N		0.002	NS
	Waist, cm		0.04	NS
	LDL cholesterol, mg/dl		0.11	0.039
	Triglyceride, mg/dl		0.10	NS
	CRP, mg/L		0.03	NS
	Fibrinogen, mg/dl		−0.009	NS
	HOMA-IR		−0.02	NS
NIDDM		0.289		<0.001
	Ethnicity		0.02	NS
	Age, yrs		0.29	<0.001
	Gender, M/F		−0.27	<0.001
	Hypertension, ≥130/85 mmHg		−0.01	NS
	Smoking, Y/N		0.14	0.050
	Drink alcohol, Y/N		−0.18	0.016
	Waist, cm		−0.17	0.028
	LDL cholesterol, mg/dl		0.16	0.022
	Triglyceride, mg/dl		0.14	NS
	CRP, mg/L		0.05	NS
	Fibrinogen, mg/dl		0.01	NS
	HOMA-IR		0.18	0.011

Analyses were performed for logarithmically transformed values for triglyceride, CRP and HOMA-IR.