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Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT)

From: Hepatocyte growth factor and carotid intima-media thickness in relation to circulating CD34-positive cell levels

 

Total subjects

Low CD34-positive cells (≤ 0.93 cells/μL)

High CD34-positive cells (> 0.93 cells/μL)

B

β

p

B

β

p

B

β

p

No. of participants

269

135

134

Age

0.01

0.16

0.007

0.004

0.08

0.344

0.01

0.23

0.013

Systolic blood pressure

0.0009

0.12

0.047

0.001

0.17

0.072

0.0005

0.07

0.449

Body mass index (BMI)

− 0.0006

− 0.01

0.829

0.001

0.03

0.762

− 0.0009

− 0.02

0.844

Serum triglycerides (TG)

− 0.0004

− 0.05

0.528

− 0.001

− 0.07

0.503

0.0002

0.03

0.804

Serum HDL-cholesterol (HDLc)

− 0.02

− 0.07

0.361

− 0.02

− 0.06

0.574

− 0.01

− 0.06

0.555

γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase (γ-GTP)

0.01

0.03

0.669

− 0.02

− 0.09

0.367

0.02

0.11

0.231

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)

− 0.01

− 0.04

0.517

− 0.02

− 0.08

0.363

− 0.01

− 0.05

0.617

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

0.0005

0.06

0.342

0.001

0.06

0.490

0.0003

0.03

0.749

White blood cell count (WBC)

0.00001

0.10

0.145

0.00001

0.07

0.475

0.00001

0.13

0.194

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)

0.03

0.12

0.070

0.06

0.26

0.005

0.0004

0.002

0.986

  1. All listed variables have been entered in multiple linear regression analysis. TG, γ-GTP, and HGF are calculated in logarithm values
  2. B parameter estimate, β standardized parameter estimate