Table 2.
Association between Cu levels in the serum and metabolic parameters
| Cu |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
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| β | P | β | p | |
| Age | 3.84 | 0.08 | 3.41 | 0.09 |
| Gender | −258.14 | <0.0001 | 243.89 | <0.0001 |
| Ethnicity | 34.66 | 0.54 | 37.54 | 0.47 |
| AST | 2.793 | 0.52 | ||
| ALT | 3.349 | 0.14 | ||
| Total cholesterol | 0.49 | 0.59 | ||
| Triglycerides | 0.47 | 0.14 | ||
| LDL | 0.95 | 0.34 | ||
| HDL | −2.713 | 0.08 | ||
| Fasting glucose | 0.30 | 0.87 | ||
| Insulin | 12. 528 | 0.04 | 12.14 | 0.04 |
| Hemoglobin A1C | 13.244 | 0.04 | ||
| Adiponectin | −0.005 | 0.11 | ||
| Leptin | 0.003 | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.01 |
Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; β, unstandardized coefficient.