Table 3 Multivariate regression on predictors of serum endothelin-1 levels

From: Endothelin-1/nitric oxide balance and HOMA index in children with excess weight and hypertension: a pathophysiological model of hypertension

Variablea

N = 194

Variableb

N = 194

Coefficient

P-value

Coefficient

P-value

NO (µM)

1.33

0.044

NO (µM)

1.27

0.053

BMI percentile

0.09

0.005

WtHr

24.50

0.024

  1. NO nitric oxide, BMI body mass index, WtHr waist-to-height ratio
  2. aModel with BMI percentile
  3. bModel with WtHr