Research Article

Hypofibrinolytic State in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Aggravated by the Metabolic Syndrome before Clinical Manifestations of Atherothrombotic Disease

Table 4

Variability in PAI-1 antigen plasma levels explained by the components of the Metabolic Syndrome.

Explanatory variables (95% CI) value

Hypertension0.18 (0.35 to 0.012)0.03
NL triglycerides0.15 (0.01 to 0.33)0.05
NL HDL-c−0.16 (−0.33 to −0.01)0.05

= 0.12, F-statistic = 0.001

Explanatory variables are listed vertically; : standardized correlation coefficient (95% confidence interval); : determination coefficient represents percentage of variance explained by the explanatory variables of the model; NL HDL-c: natural logarithm of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NL triglycerides: natural logarithm of triglycerides.