Table 5.
Linear regression analysis of predictors of fasting plasma glucose concentrations
| |
Outcome variable: Fasting plasma glucose |
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Parameter |
Coefficient |
Standard |
P |
| Estimate | Error | Chi-Squared | |
| Diet: healthy vs. non-healthy |
−0.17 |
14.41 |
0.91 |
| Diet: intermediate vs. non-healthy |
0.44 |
13.23 |
0.74 |
| Gender: male vs. female |
38.86 |
10.74 |
<0.001 |
| Use of diuretics: no vs. yes |
−62.59 |
19.19 |
0.001 |
| Use of beta-blockers: no vs. yes |
0.05 |
17.59 |
0.98 |
| Physical activity: none vs. moderate/heavy |
17.34 |
15.12 |
0.25 |
| Physical activity: light vs. moderate/heavy |
−0.56 |
15.17 |
0.71 |
| Body mass index |
0.15 |
0.13 |
0.26 |
| Waist circumference |
0.12 |
0.05 |
0.021 |
| Age | 0.14 | 0.04 | <0.001 |