Table 3.

Linear regression analysis for the association between ApoC3 levels (dependent variable) and E2 levels (independent variables) among individuals with obesity

	Standardized β	t	P value	95%CI
Male
Model 1	-0.206	-2.307	0.023	-0.510, -0.039
Model 2	-0.137	-1.510	0.134	-0.422, + 0.057
Model 3	-0.144	-2.392	0.018	-0.353, -0.033
Female
Model 1	-0.175	-3.371	0.001	-0.151, -0.040
Model 2	-0.180	-3.455	0.001	-0.154, -0.042
Model 3	-0.077	-2.360	0.019	-0.077, -0.007

ApoC2, ApoC3, and E2 were log-transformed due to a skewed distribution

Model 1: Crude model

Model 2: adjusted for age and BMI

Model 3: adjusted for age, BMI, FBG, C-peptide, and ApoC2