Table 2.

Linear regression for vascular epithelium growth factor (VEGF) predictors.

	b2-Value	F-Value	95% CI	p-Value
Simple linear regression
Smoking status	−40.8	10.2	−65.8/−15.7	0.001
Gender	−62.5	4.78	−118.6/−6.4	0.029
Age	−17.64	1.56	−45.4/10.1	0.212
Height	−3.27	2.819	−7.11/0.56	0.094
Weight	−0.428	0.600	−1.51/0.66	0.439
Percent body fat	−2.1	0.987	−6.203/2.03	0.321
Waist circumference	−1.56	1.075	−4.52/1.39	0.300
BMI	−4.032	1.16	−11.4/3.33	0.282
Stepwise linear regression
Smoking status	−40.8	10.2	−65.8/−15.7	0.001
Gender	−88.5	8.59	−154.8/−22.1	0.000

BMI: Body Mass Index.