Relevance of Plasma Obestatin and Early Arteriosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Correlation analysis of variables associated with IMT in subjects studied.

Variable	Simple		Multiple
	Estimate	P value	Estimate	P value
Age	−0.052	0.693
SBP	0.085	0.512
DBP	0.054	0.681
BMI	0.007	0.959
FIns	0.269	0.036	−2.852	0.006
FBG	0.238	0.048
2hPG	0.278	0.030
HOMA-IR	0.288	0.024	3.822	0.000
HbA1c	0.118	0.367
TC	0.171	0.186
TG	0.361	0.004	3.325	0.002
HDL-C	−0.009	0.945
LDL-C	0.064	0.623
CRP	0.289	0.024
Obestatin	−0.269	0.036	−2.581	0.012

SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; Fins: fasting insulin; FBG: fasting blood glucose; 2hPG: 2 h OGTT glucose; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance index; HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin; TC: total cholesterol; TG: total triglyceride; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; CRP: C-reactive protein.