Overweight and obesity in relation to cardiovascular disease risk factors among medical students in Crete, Greece

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Table 4 Regression analysis of blood pressure, glucose, and lipoproteins on obesity indices in male students¹

Dependant variable²	obesity indices	beta	adjusted R²	t-statistic	p-value
SBP	BMI	0.266	0.048	3.3	0.001
	WC	0.485	0.025	3.6	<0.001
DBP	BMI	0.215	0.049	4.5	<0.001
BG	__	__	__	__	__
TC	WHtR	0.217	0.062	4.3	<0.001
TG	WHtR	0.263	0.106	5.5	<0.001
LDL-C	WHtR	0.180	0.042	3.4	0.001
HDL-C	WHpR	-0.255	0.045	-5.1	<0.001
TC:HDL-C	WHtR	0.244	0.073	4.7	<0.001

¹ N = 527 except for BG analysis where N = 412. ² All four obesity indices, age, tobacco use and the year of examination were initially included in all regression models.

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