Table 2.

Stepwise linear regression analysis of association between WISP-1/CCN4 levels and metabolic parameters

	Beta-coefficient	p-value	Adjusted R2 for model
BMI	0.230	0.036	0.053
Excluded variables
Hip circumference	−0.320	0.145
Body fat (%)	0.064	0.633
Triglycerides	−0.038	0.726
FLI	−0.160	0.366

Bold values relate to variable that remained independent predictors of WISP1/CCN4 levels

Abbreviations: FLI, Fatty Liver Index