Effect of Bitter Melon Extracts on Lipid Levels in Japanese Subjects: A Randomized Controlled Study

Table 3

Multiple linear regression analysis of factors related to changes in LDL-C.

		SE	β
Sex (male = 0; female = 1)	–10.75	9.56	–0.22	0.27
Age	–0.99	0.60	–0.32	0.11
Group (control = 0; intervention = 1)	–21.18	7.33	–0.44	0.006
Body mass index	–0.31	0.91	–0.05	0.74

R² = 0.2. Bold values represent significant differences.
β: standardized regression coefficient; B: unstandardized regression coefficient; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SE: standard error.