Table 3.

Results of linear regression for the association between DII as a response variable and metabolic syndrome components.

Subgroup	Variables	Model 1 (unadjusted)			Model 2 (adjusted by smoking status, BMI, glucose-lowering medication, and hypertension medications use)
		Coefficient	Standardized coefficient	P value	Coefficient	Standardized coefficient	P value
Male	WC	− 0.022	0.002	< 0.001	− 0.009	0.005	0.05
	SBP	0.008	0.002	< 0.001	0.004	0.002	0.10
	DBP	− 0.013	0.003	< 0.001	− 0.008	0.003	0.01
	FPG	− 0.001	0.001	0.43	− 0.002	0.001	0.14
	TG	− 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.001	< 0.001	0.13
	HDL-C	− 0.006	0.002	< 0.001	− 0.007	0.002	< 0.001
	LDL-C	0.001	0.001	0.04	0.002	0.001	0.03
Female	WC	− 0.17	0.002	< 0.001	− 0.012	0.004	0.01
	SBP	0.012	0.002	< 0.001	0.002	0.002	0.31
	DBP	− 0.014	0.003	< 0.001	− 0.008	0.003	0.02
	FPG	0.001	0.001	0.12	0.001	0.003	0.61
	TG	− 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	− 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
	HDL-C	− 0.008	0.001	< 0.001	− 0.008	0.001	< 0.001
	LDL-C	0.002	0.001	0.02	0.001	0.001	0.13

WC waist circumference, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TG triglyceride, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.