Table 3 Multiple regression analysis about several factors influencing mean IMT.

From: Association between changes in pancreatic morphology and vascular complications in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study

 

Standard β

t value

p value

Parameter (model 1)

Age (years)

0.512

2.68

 < 0.05

Male (%)

0.060

0.40

n.s

BMI (kg/m2)

0.005

0.76

n.s

Duration of type 2 diabetes (years)

− 0.018

− 0.12

n.s

HbA1c (%)

0.173

0.76

n.s

BSA-corrected pancreatic volume (m3)

− 0.326

− 2.00

 < 0.05

Parameter (model 2)

Age (years)

0.596

3.01

 < 0.05

Male (%)

− 0.007

− 0.05

n.s

BMI (kg/m2)

0.062

0.33

n.s

systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

0.157

1.01

n.s

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

0.337

2.52

 < 0.05

BSA-corrected pancreatic volume (m3)

− 0.258

− 1.74

n.s

Parameter (model 3)

Age (years)

0.526

2.76

 < 0.05

Male (%)

0.073

0.53

n.s

BMI (kg/m2)

0.125

0.77

n.s

Brinkmann’s index

− 0.058

− 0.42

n.s

HbA1c (%)

0.177

1.35

n.s

BSA-corrected pancreatic volume (m3)

− 0.323

− 2.06

 < 0.05

  1. BMI body mass index, BSA body surface area, LDL-cholesterol low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.