Table 4. β coefficients and P values for independent variables of multivariate linear regression^*.

	Turbidimetry		Thromboelastography
Component	Beta coefficient	P value	Beta coefficient	P value
Intercept	b0 = 1,279.8	P = 0.31	b0 = -3,232.5	P = 0.261
Age	b1 = 5.107	P = 0.556	b1 = 0.55	P = 0.978
BMI	b2 = 12.94	P = 0.388	b2 = 40.18	P = 0.241
Fibrinogen	b3 = 0.639	P = 0.6	b3 = 0.74	P = 0.79
D-Dimer	b4 = -61.07	P = 0.031	b4 = 37.46	P = 0.558
Plasminogen	b5 = 1.56	P = 0.836	b5 = -2.70	P = 0.876
α2-antiplasmin	b6 = 15.67	P = 0.108	b6 = 31.34	P = 0.158
Thrombin time	b7 = -2.59	P = 0.415	b7 = -9.14	P = 0.208
TAFI	b8 = 5.94	P = 0.373	b8 = 25.65	P = 0.093
PAI-1	b9 = 0.49	P < 0.001	b9 = 1.62	P < 0.001
df = 115, F = 12.24 P < 0.001, Ra2 = 46.8%			df = 115, F = 20.218 P < 0.001, Ra2 = 60.1%

*Clot lysis time was the dependent variable as measured by either turbidimetry or thromboelastography, yielding two different equations

Abbreviations: TAFI-thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor; PAI-plasminogen activator inhibitor; BMI-body mass index.