Fetuin-a to adiponectin ratio is a sensitive indicator for evaluating metabolic syndrome in the elderly

Table 3 Multivariate linear regression analysis with fetuin-A, adiponectin and F/A ratio as dependent variables and with the components of metabolic syndrome as independent variables

Parameters	Fetuin-A		Adiponectin		F/A ratio
Parameters	β	P	β	P	β	P
Waist circumference	0.197	< 0.001	− 0.106	0.022	0.216	< 0.001
Systolic blood pressure	0.051	0.199	− 0.067	0.143	0.129	0.003
Diastolic blood pressure	0.071	0.089	− 0.095	0.039	0.086	0.043
Fasting plasma glucose	0.149	0.001	− 0.195	< 0.001	0.199	< 0.001
Triglyceride	0.113	0.014	− 0.064	0.166	0.118	0.006
HDL cholesterol	− 0.037	0.324	− 0.110	0.017	− 0.100	0.033

HDL high-density lipoprotein, F/A fetuin-A/adiponectin; adjusted for sex, age and body mass index

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