Table 4. Results of multiple regression analysis of the effect of metabolic syndrome score and its components on the levels of markers of endothelial dysfunction in adolescents.

		Outcome variables
	Independent variables	ICAM-1	VCAM-1 b
Model 1a	cMets score	5.58 (1.64)**	0.0003 (0.01)
Model 2 a	BMI, kg/m2	0.73 (1.71)	-0.01 (0.01)
	MAP, mmHg	0.41 (0.60)	0.002 (0.002)
	Fasting glucose, mg/dL	0.33 (0.74)	0.003 (0.003)
	TG, mg/dL	0.12 (0.14)	-0.0002 (0.001)
	HDL-c, mg/dL	-1.36 (0.53)*	-0.002 (0.002)

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; TG, triglyceride; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; ICAM-1, intercellular adhesion molecule; VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule; cMets, continuous metabolic syndrome.

Results are coefficients with standard errors.

*p < 0.05,

**p < 0.01.

^aCoefficients and p-values were obtained after adjustment for sex, age, monthly household income, parental history of hypertension, parental history of diabetes, weekly vigorous-intensity physical activity, TV viewing, secondhand smoking, eating breakfast, and total energy intake.

^bVCAM-1 did not satisfy a normal distribution, and so was log transformed.