Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Research Article

Serum Oxidized LDL Levels in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Retinopathy in Mthatha Region of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Table 5

Multiple linear regression analyses showing relationship between ox-LDL and various parameters.


Model		SE	Beta	value sig.

1 (constant)	−91.539	104.241		0.383
Age	.906	.630	.140	0.155
BMI	1.123	.747	.152	0.137
DD	2.170	.914	.244	0.020
FPG	.880	1.458	.070	0.548
HbA1c	−1.921	2.501	−.092	0.445
TAO	−58.877	26.105	−.225	0.027
TBARS	.015	2.548	.001	0.995
WHR	76.139	77.907	.092	0.332
TG	16.962	6.593	.273	0.012
HDL-C	−1.480	20.097	−.008	0.941
LDL-C	17.692	5.310	.327	0.001

(SE): unstandardized regression coefficient with standard error; Beta: standardized regression coefficient.
BMI: body mass index; DD: duration of diabetes; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TAO: total antioxidant; ox-LDL: oxidized LDL; TBARS: thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; WHR: waist/hip ratio; TG: triglycerides. .