Relationship between Metabolic Syndrome and Ocular Microcirculation Shown by Laser Speckle Flowgraphy in a Hospital Setting Devoted to Sleep Apnea Syndrome Diagnostics

Table 5

Results of a multiple-regression analysis for factors independently contributing to components of metabolic syndrome.

Explanatory variables	Standard regression	value
Men = 1, women = 0	0.45	4.79	<0.0001
HOMA-IR	0.31	3.03	0.003
MBR-Tissue (temporal)	−0.24	−2.63	0.01
BOS-Choroid	−0.23	−2.52	0.01
E/e’ ratio	0.14	1.59	0.12
BMI	0.13	1.35	0.18
Mean IMT	0.10	1.14	0.26

Objective variables: components of metabolic syndrome (0, 1, 2, and 3). , , . HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; MBR: mean blur rate; BOS: blowout score; BMI: body mass index; IMT: intima-media thickness.