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Fig. 2 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Fig. 2

From: Depression and cardiovascular risk—association among Beck Depression Inventory, PCSK9 levels and insulin resistance

Fig. 2

Scatterplots with regression line and confidence interval. Panel a—Association between severity of depression (BDI-II) and PCSK9. ∆ % represents the percentage increase in PCSK9 for one-unit increase in BDI-II score. Panel b–Association between PCSK9 and HOMA-IR on natural logarithmic scale, adjusted also for BDI-II. ∆ % represents the percentage increase in HOMA-IR for 100 ng/ml increase in PCSK9 concentration. Panel c—Association between severity of depression (BDI-II) and HOMA-IR on natural logarithmic scale. ∆ % represents the percentage increase in HOMA-IR for one-unit increase in BDI-II score. BDI Beck Depression Inventory, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, PCSK9 pro-protein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9. Beta regression coefficients of panel a and b were used to estimate indirect effect of BDI-II on HOMA-IR

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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