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. 2016 Dec 23;47(1):44–49. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2016.0079

Table 2. Multivariate linear regression analysis showing independent predictors of the SYNTAX score.

Variables Univariate regression analysis Multivariate regression analysis
Beta (95% CI) p Beta (95% CI) p
Insulin resistance index 0.378 (1.421 - 4.524) <0.001 0.133 (-0.123 - 2.209) 0.079
Irisin 0.690 (24.73 - 32.26) <0.001 -0.566 (-0.072 - -0.042) <0.001
Fasting blood glucose 0.117 (-0.119 - 0.409) 0.277
HDL -0.242 (-0.525 - -0.042) 0.022 -0.055 (-0.244 - 0.114) 0.474
hs-CRP 0.454 (0.931 - 2.270) <0.001 0.229 (0.265 - 1.348) 0.004
BMI -0.028 (0.920 - 1.93) 0.798
Smoking 0.125 (-2.136 - 8,341) 0.242
Hypertension 0.078 (-3.115 - 6,694) 0.470
Age 0.146 (-0.079 - 0.440) 0.171
LVEF -0.343 (-0.808 - 0.213) 0.001 -0.139 (-0.426 - 0.014) 0.066

SYNTAX: synergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with taxus and cardiac surgery, CI: confidence interval, HDL: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, hs-CRP: high sensitive C-reactive protein, BMI: body mass index, LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction