Table 2.
Linear and multiple regression analysis of the anthropometric and metabolic parameters associated with CTRP3 levels in the subjects
| Univariate correlations | Multivariate regression analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | r | p-value | β | p-value |
| Gender | _ | _ | 0.159 | 0.026 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | -0.199 | 0.002 | _ | _ |
| WC (cm) | -0.299 | 0.000 | _ | _ |
| WHR | -0.320 | 0.000 | _ | _ |
| SBP (mmHg) | -0.251 | 0.000 | _ | _ |
| DBP (mmHg) | -0.288 | 0.000 | -0.252 | 0.001 |
| UA (μmol/L) | -0.174 | 0.006 | _ | _ |
| TG (mmol/l) | -0.241 | 0.000 | _ | _ |
| TC (mmol/l) | -0.111 | 0.081 | _ | _ |
| LDL-C mmol/l) | -0.088 | 0.200 | _ | _ |
| HDL-C (mmol/l) | 0.125 | 0.068 | _ | _ |
| FBG (mmol/l) | -0.137 | 0.032 | _ | _ |
| FINS (pmol/l) | -0.308 | 0.000 | _ | _ |
| WBC (109 cells/l) | -0.170 | 0.009 | ||
| HOMA-IR | -0.316 | 0.000 | -0.240 | 0.001 |
| HOMA-β | -0.189 | 0.003 | _ | _ |
| Smoking | -0.130 | 0.070 | _ | _ |
| Drinking | -0.150 | 0.037 | _ | _ |
| RBP4 | 0.065 | 0.313 | _ | _ |
CTRP3, TG, FINS, HOMA-IR and HOMA-β were log-transformed prior to analysis.