Table 2.  Stepwise multivariate regression analyses on glycated hemoglobin levels in 273 non‐diabetic men.

	β	F	P
Serum GA	0.274	29.8	<0.0001
OGTT 2‐h PG	0.272	26.7	<0.0001
FPG	0.268	25.9	<0.0001
BMI	0.228	19.0	<0.0001
LDL cholesterol	0.136	8.2	0.0096

An objective variable is glycated hemoglobin (HbA_1c) and explanatory variables are age (years), body mass index (BMI; kg/m²), serum glucose albumin (GA; %), fasting plasma glucose (FPG; mg/dL), oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) 2‐h plasma glucose (PG; mg/dL), serum triglyceride (TG; mg/dL), low‐density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (mg/dL), high‐density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (mg/dL), systolic blood pressure (mmHg), diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) and serum uric acid (mg/dL). R² = 0.421, F = 38.8 and P < 0.0001.