Supplemental Table 3. Multiple linear regression analysis for independent determinants of EI in FH patients (n = 176) .
beta coefficient | 95% CI | P value | |
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Age | -0.0017 | -0.0069 – 0.0034 | 0.5096 |
Female sex | 0.018 | -0.075 – 0.11 | 0.6970 |
Overweight | 0.20 | 0.0033 – 0.39 | 0.0463 |
Smoking history | -0.042 | -0.13 – 0.046 | 0.3489 |
Hypertension | -0.063 | -0.24 – 0.12 | 0.4931 |
Diabetes mellitus | 0.054 | -0.19 – 0.29 | 0.6603 |
LDL-cholesterol | 0.00036 | -0.0010 – 0.0017 | 0.6084 |
HDL-cholesterol | -0.00097 | -0.0070 – 0.0051 | 0.7538 |
Log Triglycerides | 0.035 | -0.12 – 0.19 | 0.6501 |
AT thickness | -0.11 | -0.13 – 0.08 | <0.0001 |
EI, elasticity index; FH, familial hypercholesterolemia; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; and HDL, high density lipoprotein; AT, Achilles tendon.