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Table 3 Multiple linear regressions of adiponectin (dependent variables) with age and body composition for older males and females

From: Gender differences in adiponectin levels and body composition in older adults: Hallym aging study

 

Males

Females

Parameter

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Age

0.026b

0.018a

0.018a

0.024b

0.014

0.004

0.001

0.011

Body fat (%)

-

−0.021b

−0.020b

−0.013a

-

−0.011a

−0.011a

−0.003

Arm SM (g)

-

0.000

0.000

0.000

-

0.000

0.000

0.000

Arm BMC (g)

-

−0.002

−0.001

−0.001

-

0.000

0.000

0.000

Leg SM (g)

-

0.000

0.000

0.000

-

0.000

0.000

0.000

Leg BMC (g)

-

0.000

0.000

0.000

-

−0.001a

−0.001a

−0.001

Waist/Height

-

−0.712

−0.496

0.955

-

−0.565a

−0.424a

−0.516

Albumin

-

-

−0.200

−0.251a

-

-

−0.041

−0.009

Testosterone

-

-

0.027

0.028

-

-

−0.630

−0.412

HOMA-IR

-

-

-

0.008

-

-

-

−0.172b

HDL-Cholesterol

-

-

-

0.876c

-

-

-

0.423a

Triglycerides

-

-

-

−0.127

-

-

-

−0.153

Model adjusted R2

0.056

0.152

0.167

0.322

0.011

0.136

0.142

0.285

  1. Abbreviations: SM skeletal muscle mass, BMC bone mineral content, HDL high-density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance. Values are standardized ß-coefficients. Model 1 includes age. Model 2 includes Model 1 plus body composition parameters and waist/height ratio. Model 3 includes the Model 2 variables plus albumin and testosterone. Model 4 includes the Model 3 variables plus metabolic variables. a0.05 > P ≥ 0.01. b0.01 > P ≥ 0.001. cP < 0.001. “−” indicates not included in model. Adiponectin, HOMA-IR, HDL and triglycerides were log-transformed for analyses.
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