Table 5.
Results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis for variables predicting insulin resistance score.
| Predictors | Dependent variable: insulin resistance score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | F | ΔR 2 | |
| Step 1 | 2.82 | 0.06 | |
| Age (years) | 0.167 | ||
| Gender | −0.201 | ||
| Step 2 | 15.99 | 0.44*** | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 0.565*** | ||
| Systolic blood pres. (mmHg) | 0.085 | ||
| Diastolic blood pres. (mmHg) | 0.013 | ||
| Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 0.382*** | ||
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.104 | ||
| Step 3 | 13.45 | 0.10*** | |
| Alanine (μmol/L) | 0.161* | ||
| Glycine (μmol/L) | −0.188* | ||
| Leucine (μmol/L) | 0.020 | ||
| Tyrosine (μmol/L) | 0.086 | ||
| Cysteine (μmol/L) | 0.043 | ||
| Total R 2 | 0.60*** | ||
| N | 96 | ||
* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, and *** P < 0.001.