Research Article

The Association between Genomic DNA Methylation and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 4

Genomic DNA methylation as dependent variable in multiple stepwise regression analysis.

Nonstandardized coefficientsStandardized coefficients value95% confidence interval for
Std. errorBetaLower boundUpper bound

Constant0.2920.048ā€”6.1180.0000.1980.387
TCSS-0.0050.002-0.300-3.5640.001-0.009-0.002
BMI-0.0060.002-0.276-3.2830.001-0.009-0.002

In multiple stepwise regression analysis, genomic DNA methylation, as dependent variable, and all the clinical variables, as independent variables, were included in the same model. Two variables, TCSS and BMI, were the influencing factors of genomic DNA methylation ().