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Table 2 Examination of the model (seven variables to be forced in + additional lipid profiles)

From: Triglycerides/HDL cholesterol ratio and type 2 diabetes incidence: Panasonic Cohort Study 10

Variables added

-2LL_0

-2LL_1

AIC

-2(LL_0-LL_1)

df

p-value

LDL cholesterol

122,330.5

122,296.4

122,314.4

34.06

1

 < 0.001

HDL cholesterol

122,179.5

122,197.5

150.98

1

 < 0.001

TG

122,264.3

122,282.3

66.16

1

 < 0.001

TG/HDL cholesterol ratio

122,265.5

122,283.5

64.96

1

 < 0.001

  1. Seven variables; age, sex, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, smoking habits, and physical exercise
  2. LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; TG, Triglycerides
  3. -2LL_0; The -2 log likelihood of the model with the 7 variables to be forced in as main effects
  4. -2LL_1; The -2 log likelihood of the model with the above 7 variables + additional lipid profiles
  5. -2(LL_0-LL_1); Test statistic
  6. df; Degrees of freedom of the test statistic (difference in the number of parameters)
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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