Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) with relevant factors adjusted for confounding factors among men

No. of participants

194

198

Age

1.3

(−0.9, 3.5)

0.255

−0.3

(−3.0, 2.4)

0.815

Systolic blood pressure

0.6

(−1.9, 3.2)

0.620

0.1

(−1.5, 1.7)

0.923

Diastolic blood pressure

2.4

(−0.5, 5.3)

0.110

−1.1

(−3.5, 1.4)

0.396

Body mass index (BMI)

−1.7

(−9.5, 6.1)

0.668

11.2

(3.9, 18.5)

0.003

Drinking status

−4.0

(−13.8, 5.7)

0.413

−5.5

(−14.8, 3.9)

0.250

Smoking status

25.8

(−3.2, 54.9)

0.081

11.3

(−20.5, 43.2)

0.484

Serum HDL cholesterol

−0.9

(−2.4, 0.7)

0.276

−0.4

(−1.9, 1.2)

0.663

Serum LDL cholesterol

−0.4

(−1.1, 0.2)

0.195

−0.4

(−1.2, 0.3)

0.259

Serum triglycerides (TG)

−0.04

(−0.3, 0.3)

0.800

−0.2

(−0.4, 0.03)

0.091

Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

−0.4

(−2.7, 2.0)

0.757

1.6

(−0.7, 3.8)

0.170

Serum γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (γ-GTP)

0.2

(−0.6, 1.0)

0.602

0.4

(0.04, 0.8)

0.029

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)

14.1

(−20.8, 48.9)

0.427

6.5

(−16.8, 29.9)

0.582

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

0.1

(−1.2, 1.4)

0.882

0.1

(−1.4, 1.6)

0.906

Hemoglobin (Hb)

0.3

(−15.9, 16.4)

0.975

32.7

(14.4, 51.0)

<0.001