Table 3. Multivariate linear models testing the independent relationship between CCS, as dependent variable, and adiposity measures according to diabetes status.

	Unadjusted		Model 1		Model 2
	β (SE)	p	β (SE)	p	β (SE)	p
DM
BMI (kg/m2)	−0.021 (0.023)	0.349	−0.021 (0.022)	0.386	−0.020 (0.021)	0.394
WHR *	−2.741 (1.001)	0.014	−2.264 (0.955)	0.042	−2.358 (1.065)	0.050
WC * (cm)	−0.018 (0.007)	0.009	−0.020 (0.010)	0.020	−0.019 (0.010)	0.029
Total fat mass
Tertile 1	Ref	-	Ref	-	Ref	-
Tertile 2	−1.771 (1.410)	0.222	−0.858 (0.571)	0.370	−0.668 (0.546)	0.532
Tertile 3	−1.237 (0.329)	0.001	−1.085 (0.295)	0.002	−0.887 (0.279)	0.004

Model 1 included the following confounders: age, gender, yrs of education, physical activity, depression.

Model 2 = Model 1 + BMI, hypertension, smoking IMT, Hb1Ac, CV-PPG, IL-6, Drug vs. diet ^§.

^§see methods.

*WHR and WC were entered separately in models.