Table 3.
Correlation and linear regression analysis between CIMT and baseline characteristics in the ankylosing spondylitis patients.
| Parameters | Spearman correlation analysis | Multivariate linear regression analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | B ± S.E. | 95% CI | P | |
| Age (y) | 0.367 | .010* | 0.000 ± 0.000 | 0.000–0.001 | .101 |
| Heart rate (/min) | 0.057 | .699 | |||
| WBC count (×106/µL) | 0.125 | .398 | |||
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | –0.100 | .502 | |||
| Platelet count (×103/µL) | 0.176 | .253 | |||
| Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | –0.096 | .516 | |||
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 0.023 | .876 | |||
| LDL (mg/dL) | –0.040 | .815 | |||
| HDL (mg/dL) | 0.062 | .744 | |||
| CRP (mg/L) | 0.320 | .032* | 0.000 ± 0.000 | 0.000–0.000 | .500 |
| Syndecan (ng/mL) | 0.470 | .001* | 0.001 ± 0.000 | 0.000–0.001 | .004* |
| BASDAI | 0.354 | .016* | 0.001 ± 0.001 | 0.000–0.002 | .206 |
BASDAI = Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, CIMT = carotid intima-media thickness, CRP = C-reactive protein, HDL = high density lipoprotein, LDL = low density lipoprotein, WBC = white blood cell.
*
Indicates statistically significant.