Table 5.

Multiple Linear Regression Analysis With Carotid IMT as Dependent Variable (STUDY 1, n=199)

Independent Variables	β	P Value	Partial r2 (%)
Galectin, ng/mL	0.013	<0.001	19.0
Age, y	0.002	0.020	7.0
Gender, male/female	0.035	0.104	1.2
Body mass index, kg/m2	0.001	0.836	0.9
Hypertension, n/y	0.063	0.001	4.0
Smoking, n/y	0.036	0.294	0.3
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	0.001	0.278	0.4
Glucose, mg/dL	0.001	0.036	1.8

Adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, hypertension, smoking, total cholesterol, and glucose. R² for the total population was 34.6%. IMT indicates intima‐media thickness; R², partial correlation coefficient after adjustment; β, regression coefficient.