Table 3 Results of the forward–backward stepwise selection procedure for the low IGF-1 groupa.

From: Insulin-like growth factor-1 levels are associated with high comorbidity of metabolic disorders in obese subjects; a Japanese single-center, retrospective-study

Possible factors

Unadjusted odds ratio [95% CI]

Stepwise model

Wald-statistics

P-value

Body fat percentage (%)

1.34 [1.10–1.67]

6.89

0.0087

Natural log-transformed HS-CRP

1.69 [0.84–3.60]

–

–

Dyslipidemia (Ref; No)

9.07 [1.62–170.74]

–

–

Hyperuricemia (Ref; No)

11.05 [2.71–75.43]

–

–

  1. HS-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.
  2. aForward-backward stepwise variable selection procedure was conducted with clinical parameters with P-value < 0.05 as the statistical significance entry criterion.
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