Adiponectin, diabetes and ischemic heart failure: a challenging relationship

Table 3 Backward stepwise linear regression models

	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4
	R=0.62, <0.001		R=0.63, <0.001		R=0.63, <0.001		R=0.69, <0.001
	B±SE	p	B±SE	p	B±SE	p	B±SE	p
Age	0.24±0.05	<0.001	0.17±0.05	<0.001	0.10±0.05	0.021	0.07±0.04	0.124
Gender	5.70±1.51	<0.001	4.05±1.49	0.008	4.49±1.41	0.002	1.97±1.47	0.182
ACC/AHA stage	2.47±0.60	<0.001	1.77±0.62	0.005	1.38±0.60	0.023	1.40±0.57	0.016
Diabetes	−3.44±0.99	0.001	−2.90±0.95	0.003	−1.37±1.02	0.182	−1.86±0.98	0.061
NT-proBNP			0.01±0.01	0.001	0.01±0.01	<0.001	0.01±0.01	<0.001
BMI					−0.30±0.11	0.008	−0.17±0.12	0.164
HDL cholesterol							0.17±0.04	<0.001

Abbreviations: ACC/AHA, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association; BMI, Body Mass Index.

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