Table 5

Regression analysis of blood pressure, glucose, and lipoproteins on obesity indices in female students1

Dependant variable2
obesity indices
beta
adjusted R2
t-statistic
p-value

SBP
BMI
0.346
0.119
6.6
<0.001
DBP
BMI
0.288
0.084
5.3
<0.001
BG
__
__
__
__
__
TC
__
__
__
__
__
TG
WC
0.285
0.079
5.5
<0.001
LDL-C
WHtR
0.161
0.023
3.0
0.003
HDL-C
WC
-0.270
0.076
-5.2
<0.001
TC:HDL-C
WC
0.312
0.100
6.1
<0.001

1 N = 462 except for BG analysis where N = 346. 2 All four obesity indices, age, tobacco use and the year of examination were initially included in all regression models.

Bertsias et al. BMC Public Health 2003 3:3   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-3-3