Table 3.

Multivariate stepwise regression analysis of serum LCN2 levels

Independent variable	β	S.E	Standard β	p
Men (N = 169)
TG@	0.225	0.075	0.238	0.003
Neutrophils@	0.327	0.150	0.173	0.031
Women (N = 92)
Neutrophils@	0.537	0.200	0.286	0.009

Variables of the original model included: age, BMI, W, SBP, DBP, FPG, 2hPG, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, TC, TG, HDL-c, LDL-c, serum adiponectin, UA, Scr, eGFR, CRP, Neutrophils, hypoglycemic therapy, anti-hypertensive therapy, and lipid-lowering therapy.

^@Data were natural logarithm transformed before analysis and only significant variables were presented.