Table 4.

Multivariate stepwise linear regression analysis of age, height, body weight, waist circumference, body fat mass, and triglyceride: correlation to logarithm of fasting serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels among 84 elderly persons

Items	Beta	R square	R square change	P value
Age (year)	0.242	0.114	0.114	0.011*
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	-0.392	0.232	0.118	< 0.001*
Body fat mass (%)	-0.398	0.316	0.084	< 0.001*
Height (cm)	-0.362	0.417	0.101	< 0.001*

*P <0.05 was considered statistically significant after multivariate stepwise linear regression analyses.