Independent associations of changes in the appendicular lean soft tissue (ALST) mass and visceral fat area (VFA) and baseline clinical, metabolic and body composition parameters during the 2-year follow-up period according to multiple linear regression analyses.

Variables included in the model were age, sex, smoking, alcohol, physical activity, SBP, DBP, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose, HOMA-IR, hsCRP levels, 25[OH]D, BMI, ALST mass, appendicular fat mass, trunk fat mass, subcutaneous fat area, and VFA at baseline as well as change in ALST mass, VFA and weight.
aBaseline and changes in ALST mass among independent variables ware excluded in the model.
bBaseline and changes in VFA among independent variables ware excluded in the model.
Statistically significant variables were selected via the backward elimination method.
Independent associations of changes in the appendicular lean soft tissue (ALST) mass and visceral fat area (VFA) and baseline clinical, metabolic and body composition parameters during the 2-year follow-up period according to multiple linear regression analyses.