Table 6. Multiple linear regression analysis of the serum leptin and adiponectin concentration and the echocardiographic findings.
| A) Dependent variable: leptin (log) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
| Independent variable | β-value (p) | β-value (p) | β-value (p) | β-value (p) |
| LAD | -0.310 (0.002)** | -0.327 (0.001)** | -0.306 (0.002)** | -0.262 (0.002)** |
| EF (log) | 0.123 (0.172) | 0.120 (0.184) | 0.064 (0.476) | -0.021 (0.792) |
| LVMI (log) | -0.215 (0.024)* | -0.213 (0.026)* | -0.200 (0.030)* | -0.166 (0.036)* |
| E/e’ (log) | -0.028 (0.753) | -0.014 (0.878) | -0.045 (0.612) | 0.010 (0.893) |
| B) Dependent variable: LAVI (log) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
| Independent variable | β-value (p) | β-value (p) | β-value (p) | β-value (p) |
| Leptin (log) | -0.382 (0.000)*** | -0.379 (0.000)*** | -0.424 (0.000)*** | -0.434 (0.000)*** |
| Adiponectin (log) | 0.373 (0.000)*** | 0.426 (0.000)*** | 0.397 (0.000)*** | 0.398 (0.000)*** |
| C) Dependent variable: E/e’ (log) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
| Independent variable | β-value (p) | β-value (p) | β-value (p) | β-value (p) |
| Leptin (log) | -0.014 (0.878) | -0.016 (0.863) | -0.049 (0.637) | 0.013 (0.918) |
| Adiponectin (log) | 0.306 (0.002)** | 0.275 (0.008)** | 0.255 (0.016)* | 0.245 (0.022)* |
| D) Dependent variable: LVMI (log) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
| Independent variable | β-value (p) | β-value (p) | β-value (p) | β-value (p) |
| Leptin (log) | -0.331 (0.001)** | -0.327 (0.001)** | -0.306 (0.003)** | -0.370 (0.003)** |
| Adiponectin (log) | -0.005 (0.956) | 0.020 (0.845) | 0.032 (0.758) | 0.041 (0.692) |
* p < 0.05
** p < 0.01
*** p < 0.001 Model 1, unadjusted; Model 2, adjusted by age, Model 3, adjusted by age and sex, Model 4, adjusted by age, sex, and BMI