Serum selenium concentration is associated with metabolic factors in the elderly: a cross-sectional study

Nutrition & Metabolism

Table 2 Linear regression models showing standardized betas with serum selenium concentrations as independent variable

	TCHO		LnTG		HDL-C		LDL-C		Sugar-AC
Model	Beta	P-value	Beta	P-value	Beta	P-value	Beta	P-value	Beta	P-value
Model 1	0.276	<0.001	0.194	0.006	0.086	0.204	0.259	<0.001	0.157	0.026
Model 2	0.275	<0.001	0.189	0.007	0.086	0.185	0.257	<0.001	0.15	0.034
Model 3	0.294	<0.001	0.183	0.012	0.093	0.173	0.279	<0.001	0.156^a	0.03^a

Abbreviations: TCHO, total cholesterol; LnTG, log transformation of triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Se, serum selenium; Sugar-AC, fasting serum glucose
Model 1: adjusted for age, sex, and BMI
Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, BMI, current smoking, current drinking and vegetarianx diet, and physical activity
Model 3: adjusted for age, sex, BMI, current smoking, current drinking and vegetarian diet, and physical activity, hormone replacement therapy, cholesterol-lowering medication, Vitamin supplement, diabetes mellitus, hypertension
^a "Modified" Model 3: Diabetes mellitus was excluded in Model 3

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