Adiposity Is a Key Correlate of Circulating Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 Levels in African Males with or without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Stepwise multiple regressions of variables associated with the serum level of FGF-21.

Independent variables	β	t	-value	95% CI
Age (years)	0.392	0.39	0.697	(−1.594 to 2.379)
Fat mass (%)	18.019	11.07	<0.001	(14.808–21.223)
Waist circumference	4.608	5.68	<0.001	(3.008–6.206)
Uiuml	2.472	3.52	0.001	(1.086–3.859)
TG	13.396	2.14	0.033	(1.061–25.732)
HOM-air	−4.949	−2.38	0.018	(−9.044 to −0.853)
HbA1c	10.36595	1.93	0.055	(−0.205 to 20.936)
BMI	−3.151958	−1.37	0.171	(−7.677 to 1.373)
Adjusted R^2	0.69

BMI = body mass index. CI = confidence intervals.