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. 2010 Dec 16;10:21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6823-10-21

Table 3.

Results of multiple regression analysis in women with dependent variables log10(insulin), log10(proinsulin), and log10(proinsulin/insulin).

Independent variable Log10(insulin) (n = 2928a)
Model R2 (adjusted) = 0.37
Log10(proinsulin) (n = 2928a)
Model R2 (adjusted) = 0.31
Log10(proinsulin/insulin) (n = 2927a)
Model R2 (adjusted) = 0.10
b 95% CI p b 95% CI p b 95% CI p

Age -0.00404 -0.00496, -0.00312 <0.0001 0.00238 0.00146, 0.00330 <0.0001 0.00642 0.00544, 0.00740 <0.0001

BMI 0.00596 0.00177, 0.01015 0.0053 0.00266 -0.00151, 0.00683 0.2126 -0.00327 -0.00772, 0.00118 0.1494

Waist circumference 0.00333 0.00188, 0.00478 <0.0001 0.00284 0.00139, 0.00429 0.0001 -0.00046 -0.00201, 0.00109 0.5549

Systolic blood pressure 0.00029 -0.00012, 0.00070 0.1678 0.00022 -0.00019, 0.00063 0.3072 -0.00051 -0.00094, -0.00008 0.0229

Heart rate 0.00260 0.00197, 0.00323 <0.0001 0.00125 0.00062, 0.00188 0.0001 -0.00134 -0.00201, -0.00067 0.0001

Serum total cholesterol -0.01216 -0.01904, -0.00528 0.0005 -0.01510 -0.02196, -0.00824 <0.0001 -0.00293 -0.01024, 0.00438 0.4321

Serum HDL-cholesterol -0.02992 -0.05097, -0.00887 0.0054 -0.03564 -0.05665, -0.01463 0.0009 -0.00577 -0.02815, 0.01661 0.6131

Serum triglycerides 0.06114 0.04795, 0.07433 <0.0001 0.06283 0.04966, 0.07600 <0.0001 0.00168 -0.01233, 0.01569 0.8140

Serum uric acid 0.00049 0.00035, 0.00063 <0.0001 0.00056 0.00042, 0.00070 <0.0001 0.00007 -0.00009, 0.00023 0.3785

Serum creatinine 0.00047 -0.00016, 0.00110 0.1489 0.00151 0.00088, 0.00214 <0.0001 0.00105 0.00038, 0.00172 0.0023

Log10(γ-glutamyl transferase) 0.08676 0.05236, 0.12116 <0.0001 0.05826 0.02392, 0.09260 0.0009 -0.02875 -0.06530, 0.00780 0.1233

Serum glucose 0.09133 0.08028, 0.10238 <0.0001 0.05747 0.04644, 0.06850 <0.0001 -0.03390 -0.04564, -0.02216 <0.0001

Time from last meal -0.02572 -0.02989, -0.02155 <0.0001 -0.02091 -0.02508, -0.01674 <0.0001 0.00479 0.00034, 0.00924 0.0346

Coffee consumption -0.00322 -0.00626, -0.00018 0.0370 -0.00300 -0.00602, 0.00002 0.0522 0.00022 -0.00299, 0.00343 0.8952

Current smoking -0.04636 -0.06637, -0.02635 <0.0001 -0.01223 -0.03220, 0.00774 0.2302 0.03402 0.01275, 0.05529 0.0017

Non-fasting persons without self-reported diabetes mellitus. The Tromsø Study 1994-95.

aUsed observations; b, regression coefficient; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein