Table 3 Stepwise multiple linear regression analyses with QUS parameters as the dependent variable and age, BMI, components of MS (WC, HDL-C, TG, FPG, SBP, DBP), alcohol intake, smoking, and exercise as independent variables

Males

BMI

0.115^***

0.150^***

0.138^***

WC

-0.093^**

-0.192^***

-0.153^***

FPG

-

0.054^**

0.048^*

Premenopausal women

HDL-C

0.123^***

0.100^**

0.111^***

Postmenopausal women

Age

-0.276^***

-0.290^***

-0.292^***

BMI

0.085^***

0.116^***

0.109^***

WC

-

-0.094^***

-0.054^*

HDL-C

0.065^***

0.034^*

0.058^**

TG

-

-

0.036^*

FPG

0.037^***

0.053^**

0.050^**

SBP

-

0.047^**

-