Relation of Epicardial Fat Thickness with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Independent predictors for epicardial fat thickness by multivariate stepwise linear regression analysis.

Model	Unstandardized coefficients		Standardized coefficients	𝑡	𝑃 value	95.0% confidence interval for 𝐵
	𝐵	Std. error	Beta			Lower bound	Upper bound
Carotid artery intima-media thickness	3.52	0.946	0.362	3.719	<0.001	1.64	5.40
Waist circumference	0.36	0.016	0.220	2.263	0.026	0.004	0.068

The model including CIMT, age, weight, HbA1c, waist circumference, duration of DM and BMI. 𝐵: Coefficient of regression.