Plasma Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Level Is Inversely Associated with HDL Cholesterol Level in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Multiple linear regression analysis of plasma LL-37 level.

𝑅^2	0.283
Variables	Beta	𝑃 value
Age	−0.156	n.s.
Sex	−0.131	n.s.
BMI	−0.116	n.s.
Disease duration	−0.124	n.s.
Hypertension	−0.120	n.s.
HbA1c	0.024	n.s.
HDL cholesterol	−0.411	<0.01
hs-CRP	0.193	<0.05

Beta is the standardized partial regression coefficient of multiple linear regression analysis. n.s.: not significant.