Table 3. Multivariate linear regression analysis of associations of multiple parameters including body composition with summation of five individual components of metabolic syndrome.

	β coefficient	t	P-value
Model 1: Age, gender, smoking, exercise, BMI, hsCRP, LDL-cholesterol, adiponectin, HOMA-IR, and whole body fat mass adjusted
Age (years)	0.150	4.136	<0.001
Gender (male vs. female)	0.210	4.229	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	0.211	3.429	0.001
hsCRP (≥ 2.5 mg/l vs. <2.5 mg/l)	0.187	3.012	0.034
Adiponectin (µg/mL)	−0.225	−6.002	<0.001
HOMA-IR	0.200	4.850	<0.001
Whole body fat mass (kg)	0.114	1809	0.071
Model 2: Model 1+VAT
Age (years)	0.121	2.743	0.006
Gender (male vs. female)	0.276	4.527	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	0.143	1.869	0.062
hsCRP (≥ 2.5 mg/l vs. <2.5 mg/l)	0.156	2.891	0.041
Adiponectin (µg/mL)	−0.226	−4.852	<0.001
HOMA-IR	0.178	3.412	0.001
VAT (cm2)	0.172	2.493	0.013
Model 3: Model 1+android fat
Age (years)	0.143	3.965	<0.001
Gender (male vs. female)	0.275	5.204	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	0.207	3.399	0.001
hsCRP (≥ 2.5 mg/l vs. <2.5 mg/l)	0.142	2.528	0.063
Adiponectin (µg/mL)	−0.194	−5.094	<0.001
HOMA-IR	0.173	4.153	<0.001
Whole body fat mass (kg)	−0.243	−1.976	0.049
Android fat (kg)	0.384	3.381	0.001
Model 4: Model 1+VAT+android fat
Age (years)	0.119	2.712	0.007
Gender (male vs. female)	0.317	5.032	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	0.151	1.976	0.049
Adiponectin (µg/mL)	−0.203	−4.298	<0.001
HOMA-IR	0.159	3.043	0.003
Android fat (kg)	0.378	2.404	0.017

HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance.