Table 3. Association of AF values with circulating irisin and biochemical parameters by multivariate stepwise regression analysis.

Variables	β	S.E.M.	P-values
HbA1C (%)	0.986	0.241	<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/l)	0.199	0.218	0.044
TG (mmol/l)	0.561	0.226	0.012
CRP (mg/l)	0.986	0.241	<0.001
Irisin (ng/ml)	0.591	0.137	0.009

β, regression coefficient; adjustments for age, sex, BMI, SBP, diastolic blood pressure (DBP), smoking, positive family history and physical activity.