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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Jul 14;20(1):186–191. doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.210

Table 4. Multivariable linear regression results.

Effect estimates (β), standardized β, and P-values for the association between each variable and adiponectin are depicted for both study populations.

NHS HPFS
β Standard β P β Standard β P
Age (years) 0.09 0.08 0.02 0.10 0.09 0.02
Race (white) −2.2 −0.05 0.04 −0.78 −0.01 0.72
BMI (kg/m2) −0.39 −0.24 <0.001 −0.39 −0.16 <0.001
Post-menopausal Status (yes) 1.4 0.07 0.05 N/A
25(OH)D (ng/mL) 0.06 0.08 0.003 0.07 0.08 0.04
Dietary Sodium Intake (mg/day) −0.001 −0.06 0.03 0.0006 0.03 0.39
Dietary Potassium Intake (mg/day) 0.001 0.07 0.05 −0.0002 −0.01 0.77
Dietary Calcium Intake (mg/day) 0.0008 0.05 0.07 0.0005 0.02 0.59
Alcohol intake (grams/day) 0.06 0.07 0.005 0.008 0.02 0.70
Prudent dietary pattern score −0.44 −0.05 0.10 0.07 0.007 0.86
Physical activity (METS/week) 0.005 0.02 0.50 0.0006 0.004 0.91
Diabetes Status (yes) −3.0 −0.05 0.05 −2.1 −0.05 0.20
Hypertension Status (yes) −1.2 −0.07 0.04 0.71 0.04 0.42
Use of Any Anti-Hypertensive Drug (yes) −0.55 −0.03 0.35 −0.36 −0.02 0.69