Table 3.

Multiple regression derived coefficients (b) and P values for vascular reactivity results

	Flow-mediated vasodilation		Nitroglycerin- induced vasodilation		Forearm resting skin blood flow		Forearm post- acetylcholine blood flow		Forearm post- sodium blood flow
	b	P value	b	P value	b	P value	b	P value	b	P value
Age	−0.027	NS	−0.021	NS	0.003	NS	0	NS	0.009	0.06
Gender
Men vs. women	−1.32	0.005	−1.43	0.06	0.03	NS	−0.11	NS	0.04	NS
Studied groups
LD vs. LC	−1.68	NS	−0.15	NS	0.02	NS	0	NS	0.31	0.09
OC vs. LC	−2.44	0.003	2.97	0.03	−0.18	0.04	−0.20	NS	−0.23	NS
OD vs. LC	−2.09	0.04	−2.43	NS	0.07	NS	0	NS	0.15	NS
OC vs. LD	−0.75	NS	3.11	0.07	−0.19	0.05	−0.20	NS	−0.54	0.001
OD vs. LD	−0.41	NS	−2.29	0.02	0.01	NS	0	NS	−0.16	0.06
OD vs. OC	0.35	NS	−5.39	0.001	0.20	0.04	0.20	NS	0.38	0.02
Antihypertensives (ACE inhibitors and ARBs)	−1.20	0.04	−1.69	0.09	−0.02	NS	0.08	NS	−0.09	NS
Oral antidiabetic treatment	−0.43	NS	0.08	NS	0.05	NS	0.03	NS	0.11	NS
Insulin treatment	−0.16	NS	−1.29	NS	0.08	NS	0.03	NS	−0.10	NS
Statin treatment	0.68	NS	1.44	NS	−0.11	0.03	−0.09	NS	−0.18	0.03

ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blockers; OC, obese controls; LC, nonobese controls; LD, nonobese DM patients.