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Table 4 Multivariate stepwise linear regression analysis of age, height, body weight, waist circumference, body fat mass, and triglyceride: correlation to logarithm of fasting serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels among 84 elderly persons

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

Items

Beta

R square

R square change

P value

Age (year)

0.242

0.114

0.114

0.011*

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

-0.392

0.232

0.118

< 0.001*

Body fat mass (%)

-0.398

0.316

0.084

< 0.001*

Height (cm)

-0.362

0.417

0.101

< 0.001*

  1. *P <0.05 was considered statistically significant after multivariate stepwise linear regression analyses.