Table 2 Linear regression analysis of variables correlated with Lp-PLA2 in Mets patients
| Â | Simple | Multiple | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | r | P | β | P |
Age (years) | 0.250 | 0.006 | 0.183 | 0.029 |
Sex | 0.164 | 0.076 | 0.185 | 0.073 |
BMI (kg/m2) | -0.092 | 0.326 | 0.148 | 0.270 |
Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.174 | 0.061 | 0.410 | 0.000* |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | -0.081 | 0.386 | -0.068 | 0.407 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | -0.150 | 0.106 | -0.065 | 0.435 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.371 | 0.000 | 0.065 | 0.618 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.082 | 0.380 | 0.065 | 0.791 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | -0.025 | 0.786 | -0.071 | 0.407 |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.402 | 0.000 | 0.401 | 0.000* |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 0.188 | 0.042 | 0.084 | 0.305 |
Insulin (uU/mL) | -0.153 | 0.099 | -0.122 | 0.142 |
HbA1c | 0.188 | 0.042 | 0.084 | 0.305 |
HOMA-insulin resistance | -0.069 | 0.458 | -0.084 | 0.311 |