Table 2.
Results of Pearson's correlation analysis and multivariate linear regression analysis performed to assess the association of the FIB-4 score with cardiovascular variables and clinical variables at the first examination.
| Outcome variables | Pearson's correlation analysis |
Multivariate linear regression |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation coefficient | p-Value | Total R-square | Standardized coefficient | Non-standardized coefficient (95% CI) | p-Value | |
| LogBNP | 0.23 | <0.01 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.15 (0.08–0.22) | <0.01 |
| baPWV | 0.27 | <0.01 | 0.59 | 0.03 × 10−1 | 1.21 (−11.6–14.0) | 0.85 |
| rAI | 0.23 | <0.01 | 0.49 | −0.06 | −1.69 (−2.67 to −0.70) | <0.01 |
| SBP2 | 0.23 | <0.01 | 0.90 | −0.02 | −0.81 (−1.34 to −0.28) | <0.01 |
| PP2 | 0.24 | <0.01 | 0.67 | −0.04 | −1.24 (−1.28 to −0.25) | <0.01 |
| SBP | 0.16 | <0.01 | 0.57 | −0.02 × 10−1 | −0.08 (−1.36–1.19) | 0.90 |
| HR | −0.05 | 0.02 | 0.31 | −0.09 | −1.98 (−2.90 to −1.01) | <0.01 |
| BMI | −0.05 | <0.01 | 0.61 | −0.02 | −0.17 (−0.43–0.09) | 0.21 |
| Smoking (current) | −0.08 | <0.01 | 0.32 | −0.06 | −0.06 (−0.10 to −0.02) | <0.01 |
| TC | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.49 | −0.15 | −0.29 (−0.37 to −0.21) | <0.01 |
| HDL | 0.16 | <0.01 | 0.65 | 0.17 | 0.17 (0.14–0.21) | <0.01 |
| TG | −0.01 | 0.64 | – | – | – | – |
| Serum creatinine | 0.05 | <0.01 | 0.63 | 0.01 | 0.36 (−0.54–1.27) | 0.43 |
| FBG | 0.12 | <0.01 | 0.39 | −0.03 | −0.05 (−0.12–0.01) | 0.11 |
| Gender | 0.05 | <0.01 | 0.57 | 0.02 | 0.02 (−0.01–0.04) | <0.01 |
| Alcohol intake | −0.02 | 0.23 | – | – | – | – |
| Hb | −0.06 | <0.01 | 0.68 | 0.04 × 10−1 | 0.01 (−0.09–0.11) | 0.83 |
| Age | 0.57 | <0.01 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 10.5 (9.9–11.0) | <0.01 |
Abbreviations: logBNP = log-transformed serum NT-proBNP levels; CI = confidence interval; other abbreviations are as described in the footnote for Table 1.