Table 5. Association of fasting serum levels of sCD26/DPP-IV with diabetic and metabolic parameters among normal subjects.
| Parameters | B/r2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 ) | 0.003/0.105 | 0.023 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 0.006/0.284 | 0.055 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.0003/0.116 | 0.134 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.001/0.107 | 0. 001 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.001/0.094 | 0.001 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | -2.461-5/0.333 | 0.796 |
| Fasting Blood Sugar (mmol/L) | 0.0001/0.077 | 0.420 |
| Glycosylated A1c (%) | 0.0001/0.026 | 0.531 |
| HOMA-β (%) | 0.017/0.053 | 0.125 |
| Insulin resistance | 0.0003/0.070 | 0.073 |
The results are presented as unstandardized coefficients; B, r2 and (P-value) assessed using hierarchical linear regression adjusted for, age, race, and gender. Bold values are significant. B: coefficient for the relationship between the dependent variable “metabolic syndrome and T2DM parameters” and the independent variable “DPP-IV level.” The positive sign of the coefficient implies a direct relationship, and the negative sign implies an inverse relationship.