Energy expenditure related biomarkers following bariatric surgery: a prospective six-month cohort study

BMC Surgery

Table 6 Predictive validity of the variables on UCP-2 values 6 months after surgery

Independent Variable	B (Se)^a	β^b	P-Value^‡
FBS, mg/dL	-0.021 (0.023)	-0.021	0.388
Insulin, µIU/mL	-0.039 (0.036)	-0.167	0.293
HbA1c, %	-0.420 (0.476)	-0.420	0.386
HOMA-IR	-0.082 (0.10)	-0.117	0.049
TG, mg/dL	-0.001 (0.005)	-0.031	0.865
LDL, mg/dL	-0.009 (0.006)	-0.244	0.106
HDL, mg/dL	0.028 (0.060)	0.085	0.637
ALT, IU/L	-0.026 (0.051)	-0.091	0.019
AST, IU/L	-0.087 (0.031)	-0-.395	0.009
Uric Acid, gr/dl	-0.093 (0.231)	-0.072	0.691
TSH, mIU/L	-0.312 (0.133)	-0.333	0.026
Fat, %	-0.410 (0.116)	-2.363	0.001
Fat, kg	-0.295 (0.083)	-2.537	0.001
FFM, kg	0.131 (0.042)	1.453	0.004

UCP-2 Uncoupling protein -2, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance, FBS Fasting Blood Sugar, HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c, TG triglyceride, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, AST Aspartate Transaminase, ALT alanine aminotransferase
Model P-value: 0.006, R: 0.69, R-square: 0.48, Adjusted R Square: 0.34
^aUnstandardized coefficient
^bStandardized estimated coefficient
^‡Multiple hierarchical linear regression is used

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