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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 May 29;21(9):1836–1842. doi: 10.1002/oby.20322

Table 2.

Multiple linear regression analysis by sex and race: Dependent variable: Palmitate Flux

Caucasian and AA Men
R2=0.37, adjR2=0.32
Variable Parameter estimate 95% CI P-Value
Race 0.88 0.76–1,01 0.08
REE 1.0007 1.0002–1.0012 0.005
Fat Free Mass 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.94
Fat Mass 1.00 1.00–1.01 0.33
Intercept 26 15–45 <0.001
Caucasian and AA Women
R2=0.42, adjR2=0.37
Variable Parameter estimate 95% CI P-Value
Race 0.85 0.69–1,05 0.13
REE 1.0007 1.0002–1.0011 0.009
Fat Free Mass 1.00 0,98–1.02 0.79
Fat Mass 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.44
Intercept 32 14–72 <0,01

Results of a non-stepped, multiple linear regression analysis using REE, race, fat free mass, fat mass (or visceral mass), and insulin concentrations as potential independent predictors of palmitate flux; only significant predictors are show.