Table 3.

Results of the forward–backward stepwise selection procedure for the low IGF-1 group^a.

Possible factors	Unadjusted odds ratio [95% CI]	Stepwise model
		Wald-statistics	P-value
Body fat percentage (%)	1.34 [1.10–1.67]	6.89	0.0087
Natural log-transformed HS-CRP	1.69 [0.84–3.60]	–	–
Dyslipidemia (Ref; No)	9.07 [1.62–170.74]	–	–
Hyperuricemia (Ref; No)	11.05 [2.71–75.43]	–	–

HS-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.

^aForward-backward stepwise variable selection procedure was conducted with clinical parameters with P-value < 0.05 as the statistical significance entry criterion.