Table 4

Multiple linear regression analyses of single and cluster cardiovascular risk score with neck circumference

		Boys				Girls
	n	Adjusted R²	β	SE	p Value	Adjusted R²	β	SE	p Value
Dependent variables		Neck circumference
VO_{2 max} (mL/kg/min)	2146	0.231	−1.173	0.062	<0.001	0.018	−0.467	0.081	<0.001
SBP (mm Hg)	2191	0.353	2.526	0.155	<0.001	0.353	2.526	0.155	<0.001
DBP (mm Hg)	2191	0.113	1.195	0.111	<0.001	0.089	1.216	0.133	<0.001
TC/HDL-c (mg/dL)	514	0.098	0.098	0.015	<0.001	0.048	0.073	0.019	<0.001
LDL-c (mg/dL)	513	0.013	1.377	0.663	0.039	0.007	−0.844	0.516	0.103
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	514	0.038	1.669	0.490	<0.001	0.042	1.799	0.553	<0.001
HOMA score	342	0.169	0.256	0.043	<0.001	0.073	0.604	0.160	<0.001
CRP (mg/dL)	315	0.055	0.351	0.094	<0.001	<0.001	−0.092	0.094	0.328
C-3 protein (mg/dL)	514	0.035	3.164	0.728	<0.001	0.026	1.630	0.557	0.004
C-4 protein (mg/dL)	514	0.037	0.478	0.129	<0.001	0.024	0.539	0.189	0.005
IL-6 (pg/mL)	502	<0.001	−0.200	0.527	0.705	0.003	−1.552	1.139	0.174
Leptin (ng/mL)	499	0.060	713.142	155.007	<0.001	0.179	1927.779	252.179	<0.001
Adiponectin (µg/mL)	506	0.049	−0.357	0.084	<0.001	0.036	−0.463	0.138	<0.001
TNF-α (pg/mL)	478	<0.001	1.058	1.182	0.539	0.016	−2.052	3.976	0.413
Visfatin (ng/mL)	324	0.107	−0.100	0.025	<0.001	0.012	−0.046	0.030	0.124
Cardiovascular risk score	315	0.130	0.287	0.103	<0.001	0.207	0.834	0.248	<0.001

Associations with a p value of <0.05 are marked as bold.
All analyses were controlled for age and Tanner stage.
β, estimated unstandardized regression coefficient; SE, standard error.
VO_2max, maximum oxygen consumption; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TC/HDL-c, total cholesterol/ high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HOMA, homeostasis model assessment; IL-6, interleukin 6; TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor alpha.