Adipokines, inflammation, insulin resistance, and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Table 5 Linear regression analysis for associations of CCA resistance index with dependent variables

Variable	Univariate linear regression analysis			Multivariate linear regression analysis^a
Variable	β	SE (β)	P value	β	SE (β)	P value	Final model (R²)
L:A ratio	66.661	22.157	0.003	49.558	22.613	0.030	0.210
HOMA-IR	0.008	0.003	0.012	0.003	0.003	0.381
Age	0.001	0.000	0.001	0.001	0.000	0.000
Waist circumference	0.002	0.000	0.000	0.001	0.001	0.064
BMI	0.004	0.001	0.003	0.001	0.002	0.643

BMI, body mass index; CCA, common carotid artery; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance; L:A ratio, leptin:adiponectin ratio; SE, standard error. ^aMultiple linear regression analysis for L:A ratio, conventional cardiovascular risk factors (age, sex, smoking, systolic blood pressure, waist circumference, BMI, glucose, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA-IR), and nonconventional cardiovascular risk factors (erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein) and L:A ratio.

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