Table 3.

Linear regression model to evaluate the independent parameters associated with the increment of HDL-C

Parameter	β ± SE	95% CI	P-value
Tomato	5.79 ± 0.88	3.99–7.59	<0.0001
Adherence	0.61 ± 0.24	0.12–1.11	0.01
Smoking	−0.29 ± 0.33	−0.97 to 0.38	0.38
Age	0.014 ± 0.04	−0.08 to 0.11	0.77
Gender	−1.07 ± 1.80	−4.74 to 2.60	0.55
WHR	7.66 ± 9.02	−10.73 to 26.05	0.40
Triglycerides	−0.01 ± 0.01	−0.03 to 0.01	0.46
BMI	0.05 ± 0.12	−0.20 to 0.31	0.66
Physical activity	−0.001 ± 0.002	−0.004 to 0.002	0.45
Omega-3	0.13 ± 0.19	−0.26 to 0.52	0.49
Alcohol	0.01 ± 0.07	−0.13 to 0.17	0.81
Simple sugars	−0.06 ± 0.07	−0.22 to 0.08	0.39
Fish	0.38 ± 2.00	−3.69 to 4.46	0.84

Notes: Parameters of the model: F = 5.20; r = 0.83; r² = 0.69; P < 0.0001.

Abbreviations: HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; BMI, body mass index.