Research Article
Plasma Adiponectin and Its Correlation with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Obesity and in Type 2 Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Table 5
Predictors of CIMT in patients with nonalcoholic liver disease.
| | Sample size | 200 | | Coefficient of determination R2 | 0.473 | | Multiple correlation coefficient | 0.688 |
| | Regression equation | | Independent variables | Beta coefficient | Std. error | t | value | VIF |
| | (Constant) | 0.035 | 0.009 | 4.004 | 0.000 | | | Diabetes duration (years) | 0.002 | 0.000 | 6.155 | 0.000 | 1.334 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 0.00047 | 0.000 | 2.031 | 0.044 | 1.171 | | Albumin/creatinine ratio | 0.00004 | 0.000 | 4.519 | 0.000 | 1.341 | | Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.339 | 0.000 | 1.231 |
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CIMT, carotid intima-media thickness; BMI, body mass index.
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