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Table 3 Association between changes of visceral fat and blood pressure

From: Visceral fat reduction is positively associated with blood pressure reduction in overweight or obese males but not females: an observational study

   

β

SE

Sig.

95% CI

AIC

Changes in SBP

Male

Model 1

0.128

0.058

0.032

0.012

0.245

350.888

Model 2

0.166

0.060

0.008

0.045

0.286

349.638

Model 3

0.197

0.060

0.002

0.076

0.319

341.329

Model 4

0.234

0.065

0.001

0.103

0.365

337.184

Female

Model 1

0.017

0.114

0.882

−0.209

0.243

496.459

Model 2

0.003

0.116

0.981

−0.229

0.234

499.331

Model 3

−0.032

0.124

0.799

−0.279

0.216

503.544

Model 4

−0.003

0.129

0.984

−0.260

0.255

503.959

Changes in DBP

Male

Model 1

0.132

0.052

0.013

0.029

0.236

332.028

Model 2

0.168

0.052

0.002

0.063

0.272

326.703

Model 3

0.186

0.055

0.001

0.077

0.296

325.275

Model 4

0.237

0.055

<0.001

0.127

0.346

309.072

Female

Model 1

0.052

0.077

0.495

−0.100

0.205

422.278

Model 2

0.060

0.079

0.451

−0.097

0.217

426.542

Model 3

0.086

0.082

0.300

−0.078

0.250

425.930

Model 4

0.101

0.087

0.249

−0.072

0.273

428.551

  1. SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure
  2. SE standard error, CI confidence interval, two-sided test of significance, AIC Akaike’s Information Criterion
  3. Model 1: unadjusted;
  4. Model 2: adjusted for age, intervention groups, body weight, BMI;
  5. Model 3 adjusted as in Model 2 plus smoking status, education level, marital status, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and medication use at baseline: antihypertensive drugs, oral hypoglycemic drugs;
  6. Model 4 was adjusted as in Model 3 plus energy intake and physical activity at baseline