Table 3.
Multivariate linear regression analyses of the healthy controls (n = 90) and all subjects, including both the healthy controls and chronic hemodialysis patients (n = 217), with lower serum vaspin levels (VaspinLow) using the circulating vaspin levels as dependent variables
| Models | Independent variables | β | Standardized β | βSE | t value | P value | Model r2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
All subjects |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Age |
-0.003 |
0.002 |
-0.070 |
-1.247 |
0.214 |
0.586 |
| BMI |
0.001 |
0.005 |
0.006 |
0.104 |
0.917 |
||
| Hemoglobin |
0.012 |
0.014 |
0.077 |
.829 |
0.409 |
||
| TG |
0.001 |
0.000 |
.0154 |
2.643 |
0.009* |
||
| Albumin |
0.148 |
0.070 |
0.063 |
0.692 |
0.490 |
||
| Creatinine |
-0.030 |
0.005 |
-0.620 |
-6.511 |
0.000* |
||
| |
Blood glucose |
0.000 |
0.001 |
-0.030 |
-0.511 |
0.610 |
|
| 2 |
Control |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Age |
-0.001 |
0.004 |
-0.035 |
-0.311 |
0.757 |
0.119 |
| BMI |
-0.001 |
0.007 |
-0.010 |
-0.084 |
0.933 |
||
| TG | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.353 | -3.016 | 0.003* |
*, p < 0.05. Vaspin Visceral adipose-tissue derived serpin, BMI Body mass index, TG triglycerides.