Table 4.

Multivariate linear regression analysis of variables related with percentage of changes of HOMA-IR index in obese non-diabetic men with metabolic syndrome after weight loss >5% (N = 27)

Predictor (*percentage of changes)	Standardized coefficient β	p
Subcutaneous fat area	0.090	0.609
Abdominal visceral fat area	−0.148	0.408
SIVG EAT thickness	0.322	0.044
Leptin	0.626	<0.001

Dependent variable: percentage changes of HOMA-IR.

EAT: epicardial adipose tissue.

SIVG: superior interventricular groove.

HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) of insulin resistance = (fasting glucose mg/dl × fasting insulin μU/mL)/405.

*Percentage of changes = (after - before)/before weight loss.