Table 4.

Relevant Variables associated with WBC Count in previously diagnosed DM.

	β	P
Age		NS
Female gender		NS
Course of DM		NS
Smoking	0.370	0.002
Drinking		NS
WHR		NS
BMI	0.061	<0.001
SBP (mmHg)		NS
DBP (mmHg)		NS
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)		NS
Triglycerides (mmol/L)		NS
LDL (mmol/L)		NS
HDL (mmol/L)	−0.517	0.001
HbA1c (%)	0.079	0.013
FPG (mmol/L)		NS
2-h PG (mmol/L)		NS

NS: the variable was not accepted as significant for stepwise analysis.

β: unstandardized regression coefficients