Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

Table 3 Correlation of logarithm of fasting serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels and clinical variables by univariate linear regression analyses among the 84 elderly persons

From: N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide level inversely associates with metabolic syndrome in elderly persons

Items	Beta	P value
Age (year)	0.338	0.002*
Height (cm)	-0.253	0.020*
Body weight (kg)	-0.238	0.029*
Waist circumference (cm)	-0.270	0.013*
Body mass index (BMI; kg/m²)	-0.140	0.205
Body fat mass (%)	-0.326	0.002*
White blood cell (x1000/ul)	-0.070	0.544
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	-0.107	0.144
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	-0.016	0.888
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	-0.291	0.007*
HDL-C (mg/dl)	0.188	0.087
LDL-C (mg/dl)	0.013	0.908
Fasting glucose (mg/dl)	0.210	0.056
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)	0.163	0.144
Creatinine (mg/dl)	-0.133	0.227
Systolic pressure (mmHg)	0.103	0.351
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)	-0.110	0.317

*P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant after univariate linear analyses.
HDL-cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

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