Table 2.
Determinants of carotid plaque presence prediction according to all risk scores and risk factors not included in the risk scores
| Carotid plaque presence prediction by PCE and RFs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | OR | 95% CI |
P value |
|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| PCE | 1.10 | 1.04 | 1.16 | .001∗ |
| Family history parents | 1.05 | 0.35 | 3.13 | .933 |
| Family history siblings | 1.15 | 0.58 | 2.30 | .683 |
| Blood glucose | 0.55 | 0.39 | 0.78 | .001∗ |
| Fruit >5 serves daily | 1.18 | 0.94 | 1.48 | .156 |
| Vegetable >5 serves daily | 0.82 | 0.64 | 1.03 | .090 |
| Physical activity | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .886 |
| BMI | 0.99 | 0.93 | 1.05 | .626 |
| Carotid plaque presence prediction by FRS and RFs | ||||
| FRS | 1.09 | 1.02 | 1.17 | .017∗ |
| Blood glucose | 0.56 | 0.39 | 0.79 | .001∗ |
| Fruit >5 serves daily | 1.22 | 0.97 | 1.54 | .088 |
| Vegetable >5 serves daily | 0.80 | 0.63 | 1.01 | .062 |
| Physical activity | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .829 |
| DBP | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.05 | .388 |
| LDLC | 1.01 | 0.75 | 1.36 | .956 |
| Carotid plaque presence prediction by FBS and RFs | ||||
| FBS | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.97 | .012∗ |
| Age | 1.08 | 1.03 | 1.13 | .001∗ |
| Sex | 1.32 | 0.68 | 2.54 | .415 |
| History of Hypertension | 1.63 | 0.87 | 3.05 | .131 |
| Family history parents | 1.02 | 0.34 | 3.08 | .968 |
| Family history siblings | 1.02 | 0.51 | 2.06 | .951 |
| Ethnicity | 1.13 | 0.33 | 3.94 | .846 |
| TCH | 0.50 | 0.18 | 1.40 | .189 |
| HDLC | 1.69 | 0.53 | 5.43 | .377 |
| LDLC | 2.19 | 0.78 | 6.15 | .137 |
| Blood glucose | 0.48 | 0.33 | 0.69 | <.001∗ |
BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; FBS = Fuster-BEWAT score; FRS = Framingham Risk Score; HDLC = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLC = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; OR = odds ratio; PCE = Pooled Cohort Equation; RFs = risk factors; TC = total cholesterol.
∗
Asterisk indicates statistically significant values.