Table 3.

Multivariable-Adjusted Relations of Adiposity Measures with Log N-terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide After Adjustment for Selected Metabolic Traits

Independent Variables	Model including SAT		Model including VAT
	β (SE)*	P-value	β (SE)	P-value
Adjusting for age, sex, SBP, anti-hypertensive treatment, and BMI
SAT†	N/A		—	N/A
VAT	—		−0.105 (0.031)	0.0008
Adjusting for age, sex, SBP, anti-hypertensive treatment, and waist circumference
SAT	N/A		—	N/A
VAT	—		−0.130 (0.033)	<0.0001
Adjusting for age, sex, SBP, anti-hypertensive treatment, and metabolic syndrome
SAT	−0.036 (0.023)	0.11	—	N/A
Adjusting for age, sex, SBP, anti-hypertensive treatment, BMI, and metabolic syndrome
VAT	—		−0.073 (0.033)	0.028
Adjusting for age, sex, SBP, anti-hypertensive treatment, and HOMA-IR
SAT	−0.012 (0.023)	0.59	—	N/A
Adjusting for age, sex, SBP, anti-hypertensive treatment, BMI, and HOMA-IR
VAT	—		−0.057 (0.033)	0.081

BMI, body mass index; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; SBP, systolic blood pressure; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.

^*Values represent change in log N-BNP (dependent variable) per standard deviation (SD) increase in the value of the independent continuous variables shown.

^†Models including SAT are not adjusted for BMI or waist circumference due to high collinearity between these variables.