Bioelectrical impedance outperforms waist circumference for predicting cardiometabolic risk in Congolese hypertensive subjects: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Multivariate linear stepwise regression analysis of Waist circumference, visceral fat, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and total cardiovascular risk respectively according to the alleged risk factors

	β coefficient	Standard error	Partial r	p
WC (cm)
BMI (Kg/m²)	1.44	0.09	0.59	<0.0001
VF (0/30)	0.94	0.13	0.33	<0.0001
not included in the model (a)
VF (0/30)
Age (years)	0.07	0.009	0.36	<0.0001
Gender F(1) / M (2)	3.14	0.25	0.52	<0.0001
BMI (Kg/m²)	0.46	0.03	0.54	<0.0001
WC (cm)	0.05	0.01	0.20	<0.0001
SBP (mmHg)
Age (years)	0.66	0.09	0.32	<0.0001
VF (/30)	0.75	0.29	0.12	0.01
Not included in the model (b)
DBP (mmHg)
Gender F (1) / M (2)	3.62	1.54	0.11	0.01
VF (/30)	0.61	0.18	0.16	0.001
Not included in the model (c)
Total cardiovascular risk (Framingham score)
Age (years)	0.57	0.02	0.75	<0.0001
VF (/30)	0.24	0.07	0.15	0.002
Not included in the model (d)

(a) Age, gender; (b) BMI, gender, WC, total cholesterol; (c) Age, WC, BMI, total cholesterol (d) WC, BMI.

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