VIP values from PLS analysis between BPC and the explanatory variables for the data sets.

<p>VIP>1, identifying variables most relevant for explaining BPC, are shown in bold. The direction of the association between BPC and the explanatory variables is deduced from scaled and centered coefficients (CoeffCS) and given in parenthesis. R2X is the proportion of variation in the explanatory data set explained by the latent factor(s), and R2Y is the proportion of variation in BPC explained by the latent factor(s) from the explanatory data set.</p><p>VIP values from PLS analysis between BPC and the explanatory variables for the data sets.