Table 3. Multiple regression analysis of plasma LBP with the stepwise method.

	Model 1				Model 2
	β	Stdβ	P	R2 (R)	β	Stdβ	P	R 2(R)
BMI (kg/m2)	0.178	0.218	0.014	0.511 (0.737)	0.203	0.245	0.002	0.497 (0.717)
HbA1c (%)	0.337	0.128	0.147		0.447	0.168	0.030
FBG (mg/dL)	0.008	0.079	0.340
C-peptide (ng/mL)	-0.047	-0.010	0.904
HDL-C (mg/dL)	-0.021	-0.089	0.249
Hs-CRP (mg/dL)	1.552	0.514	<0.001		1.591	0.515	<0.001
IL-6 (pg/mL)	0.654	0.223	0.004		0.647	0.216	0.004

β: partial regression coefficient, Stdβ: standard regression coefficient

Model 1: forced entry model. Model 2: stepwise method

R²(R): coefficient of determination (multiple correlation coefficient)

See Table 1 for abbreviations.