Cardiovascular Diabetology

Table 2 Results of simple and stepwise multiple regression analyses for log-BNP

From: Hyperinsulinemia correlates with low levels of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide in Japanese men irrespective of fat distribution

	Simple (non-adjusted)		Simple (age-adjusted)		Multiple
	r	p	r	p	F value
Age	0.3688	< 0.0001	-	-
BMI	-0.1225	0.0069	-0.0080	0.0559
VFA	-0.0707	0.1037	-0.0010	0.0048	0.007
SFA	-0.1342	0.0025	-0.0004	0.0816
Blood glucose	0.0837	0.0579	0.0003	0.7088
Log-IRI	-0.2408	< 0.0001	-0.2430	< 0.0001	11.771
HbA1c	0.0894	0.0527	0.0050	0.8280
Systolic blood pressure	0.1304	0.0031	0.0010	0.2595
Diastolic blood pressure	-0.0134	0.7650	0.0020	0.2815
Log-triglyceride	-0.1517	0.0007	-0.1480	0.0079	0.385
HDL-cholesterol	0.2098	< 0.0001	0.0040	< 0.0001	6.437
LDL-cholesterol	-0.1414	0.0014	-0.0010	0.0088	2.377
eGFR	-0.1304	0.0035	-0.0004	0.6988
Smoking (ex-+current-)	-0.0088	0.8442	-0.0090	0.7565

Data of BNP, IRI and triglyceride levels showed skewed distribution, and therefore were log-transformed before analysis. Multiple; [adopted factors: age, VFA, log-IRI, log-triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol]

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