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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Metabolism. 2008 Feb;57(2):177–182. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2007.08.022

Table 4.

Comparison of multivariate-adjusted carotid intima-media thickness (mm) among men aged 40–49 between whites in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S. and the Japanese in Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan in 2002–2005

Whites (n = 215) Japanese (n = 241) P
Model I 0.676 ± 0.006 0.613 ± 0.006 <0.01
Model II 0.671 ± 0.006 0.618 ± 0.006 <0.01
Model III 0.666 ± 0.007 0.622 ± 0.006 <0.01
Model IV 0.666 ± 0.007 0.622 ± 0.006 <0.01

Model I: Adjusted for age, systolic blood pressure, and current smoking.

Model II: Further adjusted for large VLDL, total LDL, and large HDL particles.

Model III: Further adjusted for BMI, glucose, and insulin.

Model IV: Further adjusted for fibrinogen, CRP, and alcohol.

Refer to tables 1 and 2 for abbreviation.

Values are expressed as mean (± standard error).