. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Oct 29;18(7):1304–1311. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.370

Table 3.

Parameter estimates for stepwise forward multivariate regression analysis.

Dependent variable: Fractional VLDL-TG tracer storage

Dependent variable	Variable	Parameter estimate	Standard error	P value
Abdominal fractional tracer storage
Per kg lipid	Intercept	0.519	0.252	0.049
Per kg lipid	FFM	−0.016	0.005	0.007
Femoral fractional tracer storage
Per kg lipid	Intercept	0.393	0.205	ns
	FFM	−0.019	0.005	<0.001
	Femoral fat mass	0.030	0.010	0.004

The parameter estimates are presented for the formulas describing the final model between the total fractional VLDL-TG tracer adipose tissue storage (per kg lipid) and the following independent candidates: Fat cell size, LPL-activity, upper body subcutaneous fat mass or femoral fat mass, FFM or REE, VLDL-TG production rate, insulin, and group index (see text for further details).