Variable Omentin Apelin
  β P β P
Age -0.235 NS 0.168 NS
BMI -0.449 NS 0.44 <0.001
D.M duration -0.148 NS 0.258 NS
FBG -0.117 NS 0.224 NS
TC -0.62 0.01 0.183 NS
TAG -0.18 NS 0.45 <0.001
HDL-C 0.464 NS -0.229 NS
Insulin -0.42 0.01 0.689 NS
HOMA-IR -0.44 0.01 0.69 NS
Troponin-T -0.66 <0.0001 0.67 <0.0001
Ox-LDL -0.431 NS 0.51 NS
IL-1β -0.534 NS 0.46 <0.01
Omentin     -0.64 0.01
Apelin -0.64 0.01    
Evaluated by multiple linear regression models with several levels of adjustment; β: standardized coefficients. NS=not significant.
Table 3: Multiple linear regression analysis using either apelin or omentin as dependent variable.