Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis. Dependent variables Taq-I and Bsm-I (69 MS patients and 81 controls)
From: Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis patients in northwest Greece
Taq-I | Bsm-I | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent variable | Beta | p | Beta | p |
MS versus controls | 0.05 | 0.95 | -0.04 | 0.62 |
Sex | -0.70 | 0.44 | 0.07 | 0.44 |
Age | -0.40 | 0.7 | -0.11 | 0.32 |
BMI | 0.05 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.99 |
Smoking years | 0.12 | 0.19 | -0.07 | 0.40 |
BMD (LS) | 0.05 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 0.99 |
BMD (Hip) | -0.27 | 0.12 | -0.29 | 0.20 |