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Table 2 Multivariate regression analyse of factors associated with serum GDF15 levels

From: The association between serum growth differentiation factor 15 levels and lower extremity atherosclerotic disease is independent of body mass index in type 2 diabetes

Variable

Standardized β

t

P

LDL-c

− 0.263

− 5.187

< 0.001

BMI

0.193

3.804

< 0.001

F-IMT

0.162

3.196

0.002

  1. Independent variables originally included: gender, BMI, SBP, DBP, HbA1c, HOMA2-IR, Hg, TC, TG, HDL-c, LDL-c, CRP, GFR, F-IMT, current smoking, current alcohol consumption
  2. BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin A1c, HOMA2-IR homeostasis model assessment 2 of insulin resistance, Hg hemoglobin, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, CRP C-reactive protein, GFR glomerular filtration rate, F-IMT femoral intima-media thickness, GDF15 serum growth differentiation factor 15