High Serum Adipocyte Fatty Acid Binding Protein Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 3

Correlation of fasting serum adipocyte fatty acid binding protein levels and clinical variables by univariable linear regression analyses among the 165 diabetic patients.

Items	Beta	value
Log-age (years)	0.115	0.140
Height (cm)	−0.293	<0.001
Body weight (kg)	−0.031	0.696
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	0.173	0.026
Body fat mass (%)	0.394	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	0.166	0.033
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.324	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.173	0.026
Albumin (mg/dL)	−0.259	0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.179	0.022
Log-triglyceride (mg/dL)	0.227	0.003
HDL-C (mg/dL)	−0.041	0.600
LDL-C (mg/dL)	0.099	0.204
Log-glucose (mg/dL)	0.133	0.088
Log-HbA1c (%)	0.225	0.004
Log-BUN (mg/dL)	0.363	<0.001
Log-creatinine (mg/dL)	0.257	0.001
Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min)	−0.343	<0.001
Log-hs-CRP (mg/dL)	0.212	0.006
Log-insulin (μIU/mL)	0.214	0.006
Log-HOMA-IR	0.218	0.005

Data of age, triglyceride, glucose, HbA1c, BUN, creatinine, and hs-CRP levels showed skewed distribution and therefore were log-transformed before analysis.
was considered statistically significant after univariable linear analyses.
Abbreviations: HDL-cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.