The association of insulin resistance and carotid atherosclerosis with thigh and calf circumference in patients with type 2 diabetes

Table 4 Multiple stepwise regression analysis showing variables independently associated with IMT

	Men (γ² = 0.18)	Women (γ² = 0.23)
Age	0.351^**	0.347^**
SBP	0.143^**	0.151^**
Duration of diabetes	0.094^**	0.067^**
LDL-C	0.108^**	0.085^**
VAT	0.073^**	0.103^**
Weight adjusted thigh circumference	−0.092^*	−0.124^**

* P < 0.05, **P <0.01.
SBP, systolic blood pressure; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; VAT, visceral adipose thickness; IMT, intima media thickness.

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