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Table 4 Multiple regression analysis with leptin as dependent variable

From: Association of serum leptin and adiponectin with anthropomorphic indices of obesity, blood lipids and insulin resistance in a Sub-Saharan African population

 

No control for age nor gender (R2 = 0.60)

Control for age (R2 = 0.65)

Control for gender (R2 = 0.66)

Control for gender and age (R2 = 0.68)

Beta

p

95 % CI

Beta

p

95 % CI

Beta

p

95 % CI

Beta

p

95 % CI

Age

   

−0.23

<0.0001

−0.02–−0.01

   

−0.16

0.001

−0.02–−0.005

Sex

      

0.35

<0.0001

0.51–1.01

0.24

<0.0001

0.26–0.81

BMI

0.13

0.06

−0.03–0.12

−0.11

0.28

−0.75–0.50

0.18

0.04

0.03–0.09

−0.02

0.99

−0.14–0.12

WC

−0,02

0,81

−0,04–0,01

0.07

0.22

−0.02–0.002

0.19

0.02

0.01–0.03

0.22

0.001

0.06–0.07

BF%

0.60

<0.0001

0.05–0.08

0.75

<0.0001

0.07–0.09

0.29

0.001

0.01–0.05

0.48

<0.0001

0.03–0.07

DBP

−0,01

0,91

−0,62–0,55

−0.04

0.35

−0.29–0.81

0.06

0.19

−0.18–0.92

0.05

0.23

−0.21–0.88

TC

0.11

0.02

0.07–0.84

0.10

0.02

0.06–0.79

0.12

0.01

0.13–0.85

0.12

0.007

0.14–0.85

TG

−0,04

0,35

−0,87–0,31

−0.06

0.14

−0.95–0.14

−0.05

0.22

−0.89–0.21

−0.07

0.09

−0.97–0.08

LDL-c

−0,07

0,21

−0,16–0,04

−0.03

0.53

−0.12–0.06

−0.03

0.56

−0.13–0.07

−0.01

0.91

−0.10–0.09

HOMA-IR

0.11

0.02

0.02–0.29

0.11

0.015

0.03–0.28

0.07

0.12

0.02–0.22

0.09

0.03

−0.01–0.26

  1. CI Confidence Interval, WC waist circumference, BF% body fat percentage, BMI body mass index, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, LDL-c low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance