Association of the Total Cholesterol Content of Erythrocyte Membranes with the Severity of Disease in Stable Coronary Artery Disease

Table 2

Multiple linear regression models showing the relationship, expressed as -coefficients, between CAD score and CEM, after sequential adjustment for potential confounding variables.

	Model 1*			Model 2^+			Model 3^++
	β-coefficient	square	value	-coefficient	square	value	-coefficient	square	value
CEM	0.284	0.123	<0.001	0.271	0.455	<0.001	0.276	0.459	<0.001

Adjusted for Age and Gender.
⁺Adjusted for all variables in Model 1 + hypertension, smoking, hematological indices, hsCRP, cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and medication use.
⁺⁺Adjusted for all variables in Model 2 + BMI and WHR.