Impaired deformability of circulating erythrocytes obtained from nondiabetic hypertensive patients: investigation by a nickel mesh filtration technique

Table 3 Multiple regression analysis predicting contributors to erythrocyte filterability

Covariate	Variance inflation factor	t value	p value
BMI (kg/m²)	1.001	1.503	0.136
HbA1c (NGSP) (%)	1.017	0.401	0.689
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	1.006	1.499	0.137
Mean BP (mmHg)	1.000	−3.431	0.001
Atrial fibrillation	1.044	1.143	0.256
Stroke episode	1.004	−1.498	0.137

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