Association of Markers of Proinflammatory Phenotype and Beige Adipogenesis with Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Centrally Obese Adults

Table 2

Linear regression of serum irisin level with clinical characteristics of Chinese subjects ().

	Univariate linear regression		Stepwise multiple linear regression^a
	Coefficient	value	Coefficient	value
Age (years)	−0.19	0.06	−0.09	0.38
Waist circumference (cm)	−0.15	0.12	—	—
Systolic BP (mmHg)	−0.20	0.04	−0.05	0.58
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	−0.04	0.71	—	—
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	−0.19	0.06	—	—
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.31	0.001	0.27	0.005
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)	−0.21	0.03	0.01	0.93

^aAge and clinical characteristics significantly correlated with serum irisin level in univariate linear regression were further analyzed in multivariate model. BP: blood pressure; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.