Table 5.
Multivariable regression analyses showing independent relationships of retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) and retinol with very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) subfractions (A), low density lipoprotein (LDL) subfractions (B) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) subfractions (C) in 63 subjects (36 subjects with and 27 subjects without Type 2 diabetes mellitus).
| A VLDL Subfractions | Model A | Model B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | p-Value | β | p-Value | |
| Age | 0.305 | 0.027 | 0.226 | 0.12 |
| Sex (men vs. women) | –0.072 | 0.57 | 0.018 | 0.89 |
| T2DM | –0.079 | 0.60 | 0.017 | 0.92 |
| Large VLDL | 0.444 | 0.005 | 0.324 | 0.046 |
| Medium VLDL | 0.044 | 0.770 | 0.032 | 0.84 |
| Small VLDL | 0.183 | 0.13 | 0.206 | 0.105 |
| B LDL Subfractions | Model A | Model B | ||
| β | p-Value | β | p-Value | |
| Age | 0.306 | 0.035 | 0.195 | 0.19 |
| Sex (men vs. women) | –0.180 | 0.19 | –0.099 | 0.48 |
| T2DM | 0.157 | 0.33 | –0.030 | 0.86 |
| IDL | –0.150 | 0.24 | –0.138 | 0.30 |
| Large LDL | 0.106 | 0.39 | 0.221 | 0.090 |
| Small LDL | 0.539 | <0.001 | 0.440 | 0.003 |
| B HDL Subfractions | Model A | Model B | ||
| β | p-value | β | p-value | |
| Age | 0.309 | 0.044 | 0.257 | 0.095 |
| Sex (men vs. women) | –0.180 | 0.26 | 0.006 | 0.97 |
| T2DM | –0.073 | 0.65 | –0.008 | 0.96 |
| Large HDL | –0.336 | 0.034 | –0.323 | 0.043 |
| Medium HDL | 0.145 | 0.38 | 0.302 | 0.073 |
| Small HDL | 0.262 | 0.076 | 0.254 | 0.086 |
β: standardized regression coefficient. All lipoprotein subfractions are loge transformed. IDL: intermediate density lipoproteins; Models A: RBP4 as dependent variable; Models B: retinol as dependent variable.