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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Metabolism. 2010 Sep 16;60(6):835–842. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2010.07.036

Table 5. Step-wise (backward) multiple linear regression analyses.

Dependent Variables
Independent variables ↓ Stroke volume index Cardiac index Peripheral vascular resistance index Vascular compliance index
ß ± SE CI R2 ß ± SE CI R2 ß ± SE CI R2 ß ± SE CI R2
Intercept 0.00 ± 0.18*** 3.80- 4.51 0.0 ± 0.16*** 1.02- 4.65 0.0 ± 0.18*** 6.80 – 7.50 0.0 ± 0.2** 0.15 – 0.94
Age -0.15 ± 0.004** -0.02- -0.003 2.5 -0.20 ± 0.004* -0.02 - -0.01 4.2 0.27 ± 0.004*** 0.01 - 0.03 8.1 -0.21 ± 0.004*** -0.03 - -0.008 4.9
Male gender N/A N/A 0.05 ± 0.05 -0.05 – 0.15 1.8 N/A
HOMA-IR -0.31 ± 0.06*** -0.43- -0.21 9.8 -0.25 ± 0.05*** -0.35 - -0.14 6.7 0.28 ± 0.006*** 0.18 - 0.41 N/A 8.3 -0.27 ± 0.06*** -0.44 - -0.19 7.8
LDL-cholesterol -0.11 ± 0.00* -0.003- -0.000 1.4 N/A N/A -0.13 ± 0.00* -0.004 - -0.000 1.8
HDL-cholesterol N/A N/A N/A N/A
Plasma aldosterone N/A N/A N/A N/A
Systolic blood pressure N/A N/A N/A N/A
*

p ≤ 0.05

**

p ≤ 0.01

***

p ≤ 0.001

Systolic blood pressure was not included in the regression analyses as it was used in calculation of peripheral vascular resistance index and vascular compliance index.