Hypertension attenuates the link of osteoprotegerin to reduced baroreflex sensitivity in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients on oral antidiabetic and antihypertensive therapy – a cross sectional study

Table 5 Multiple regression analysis to assess the independent association of BRS (as dependant variable) with biochemical markers (as independent variables) in test group consisting of T2D patients without hypertension (n = 92)

Independent variable	Standardized regression coefficient Beta	95% confidence interval		P Value
Independent variable	Standardized regression coefficient Beta	Upper limit	Lower limit	P Value
AIP	0.187	−0.728	10.419	0.087
TNF α	−0.062	−0.177	0.103	0.597
OPG	−0.344	−0.030	−0.006	0.004

The p value < 0.05 was considered significant
BRS Baroreflex sensitivity, RPP Rate pressure product, AIP Atherogenic index of plasma, TNF- α Tumor necrosis factor alpha, OPG Osteoprotegerin
In the second line analysis was by stepwise regression where AIP and TNF α are excluded in the regression model

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