Serum Lipid Profile of Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Patients in
Nnewi, South-East Nigeria
Table 4
Shows the multiple regression analysis with total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, and triglycerides as dependent variables and BP, age, BMI, sex, and FBG as independent variables.
Unstandardized coeff
Standardized coeff
sig
Std error
Triglycerides: F5,494 = 7.741 Adjusted = .063
Constant
.518
.112
4.630
.000
SBP
.001
.000
.148
3.257
.001**
BMI
.008
.002
.150
3.337
.001**
Age
.002
.001
.088
2.012
.045*
FBG
.020
.013
.070
1.572
.117
Sex
.009
.025
.015
.342
.732
LDL-C: F5,494 = 23.245 Adjusted = .182
Constant
.702
.270
2.602
.010
SBP
.006
.001
−.248
5.830
.000**
BMI
.011
.006
.080
1.908
.057
Age
.006
.002
.095
2.338
.020*
FBG
.137
.031
.185
4.432
.000**
Sex
−.285
.061
−.191
4.644
.000**
HDL-C: F5,494 = 2.286 Adjusted = .013
Constant
1.339
.176
7.628
.000
SBP
.000
.001
.030
.642
.521
BMI
−.004
.004
−.047
−1.025
.306
Age
.000
.002
.005
.103
.918
FBG
.003
.020
.007
.150
.881
Sex
.131
.040
−.148
−3.285
.001**
Total Cholesterol: F5,494 = 26.171 Adjusted = .201
Constant
2.162
.305
7.081
.000
SBP
.008
.001
.267
6.362
.000**
BMI
.013
.007
.077
1.856
.064
Age
.007
.003
.101
2.514
.012*
FBG
.147
.035
.174
4.211
.000**
Sex
−.373
.069
.218
−5.373
.000**
LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; FBG: fasting blood glucose; coeff: coefficient; Std: standard. *. **.
