Total Antioxidant Status in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Palestine
Table 4
Results of multivariate analysis for predictors of the TAS level.
Source
Adjusted TAS Mean ± SEM ()
Sum of squares
P
Corrected model
22.415a
2.934
0.000
Intercept
4.130
7.027
0.008
Diabetic status
Control
2.020 ± 0.075 (195)
2.735
4.653
0.032
Diabetic
1.896 ± 0.060 (197)
Education
Illiterate
2.064 ± 0.101 (68)
5.089
2.887
0.036
Less than high school
2.059 ± 0.060 (193)
High school
1.943 ± 0.116 (49)
Diploma and above
1.765 ± 0.108 (62)
Family history for diabetes
Present
1.978 ± 0.061 (222)
0.039
0.067
0.796
Absent
1.938 ± 0.075 (150)
Family history for CVD
Present
2.032 ± 0.070 (165)
1.848
3.145
0.077
Absent
1.884 ± 0.064 (207)
Systolic BP
0.892
1.518
0.219
BMI
0.906
1.542
0.215
Squared = 0.096 (adjusted Squared = 0.063). Analysis was performed using univariate general linear model (ANCOVA) as the potential predictors included categorical and continuous variables. TAS level was assessed as the dependent variable. Only variables that were significantly associated with TAS in the univariate analysis were included in the model. CVD: cardiovascular disease; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure.
