Table 3.

Covariables of lower GLS in uni- and multivariable linear regression in the total study population and in women and men

Variables	Total study population (n = 493)				Women (n = 301)				Men (n = 192)
	Univariable		Multivariable		Univariable		Multivariable		Univariable		Multivariable
	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p
Male sex	0.21	< 0.001	0.13	0.005
Waist circumference (cm)	0.26	< 0.001	0.18	< 0.001	0.17	0.003	0.12	0.041	0.35	< 0.001	0.30	< 0.001
HOMA-IR	0.21	< 0.001	0.16	< 0.001	0.13	< 0.028	0.07	0.226	0.28	< 0.001	0.24	0.001
Serum triglycerides (mmol/L)	0.13	0.004	0.07	0.155	0.15	0.010	0.11	0.063	0.03	0.659	0.02	0.879
Pulse wave velocity (m/s)	0.18	< 0.001	0.13	0.004	0.18	0.002	0.18	0.003	0.11	0.117	0.02	0.744
Hypertension	0.16	< 0.001	0.04	0.359	0.14	0.016	0.05	0.456	0.11	0.130	0.04	0.559
Ejection fraction (%)	− 0.21	< 0.001	− 0.21	< 0.001	− 0.19	0.001	− 0.21	< 0.001	− 0.22	0.003	− 0.22	0.002

HOMA-IR homeostatic model of insulin resistance