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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Hypertens. 2009 Feb;27(2):397–409. doi: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e32831aede6

Table 3. Univariate and Multivariate Odds Ratios (ORs) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) for Marked Carotid Atherosclerosis (Upper quartile of Carotid IMT) by Prevalent CHD.

Prevalent CHD
(N=810)
No CHD
(N=9303)
Univariate Multivariate Univariate Multivariate
Risk Factor
Albuminuria (yes v no) 1.20 (0.83 - 1.75) 0.83 (0.54 - 1.27) 1.57 (1.31 - 1.88)*** 0.96 (0.78 - 1.17)
Demographic
Age (per 5-y increase) 1.42 (1.24 - 1.62)*** 1.38 (1.19 - 1.60)*** 1.60 (1.53 - 1.67)*** 1.55 (1.48 - 1.63)***
Male (v female) 0.79 (0.58 - 1.06) 0.69 (0.48 - 1.01) 0.94 (0.85 - 1.04) 0.83 (0.74 - 0.93)**
African American (v white) 0.68 (0.45 - 1.01) 0.63 (0.39 - 1.00)* 1.03 (0.91 - 1.17) 0.97 (0.84 - 1.12)
Prevalent Disease
Type 2 Diabetes (yes v no) 1.27 (0.95 - 1.71) 0.96 (0.65 - 1.44) 1.72 (1.53 - 1.92)*** 1.24 (1.07 - 1.43)**
Clinical Characteristics
Hypertension Medication Use (yes v no) 1.88 (1.33 - 2.67)*** 1.59 (1.08 - 2.33)* 1.79 (1.62 - 1.98)*** 1.36 (1.22 - 1.52)***
JNC6 Blood Pressure (mmHg) Categories
Optimal (reference)
SBP<120 & DBP<80
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Normal
SBP 120-129 and DBP 80-84
1.13 (0.77 - 1.66) 1.13 (0.76 - 1.70) 1.45 (1.26 - 1.66)*** 1.27 (1.10 - 1.47)**
High Normal
SBP 130-139 or DBP 85-89
1.23 (0.80 - 1.88) 1.19 (0.76 - 1.87) 1.70 (1.47 - 1.97)*** 1.36 (1.17 - 1.59)***
Stage 1 Hypertension
SBP 140-159 or DBP 90-99
2.24 (1.49 - 3.37)*** 2.07 (1.34 - 3.20)** 2.21 (1.92 - 2.54)*** 1.63 (1.41 - 1.90)***
Stage 2 Hypertension
SBP 160-179 or DBP 100-109
2.00 (1.08 - 3.70)* 1.91 (1.00 - 3.68) 2.86 (2.31 - 3.55)*** 1.87 (1.48 - 2.35)***
Stage 3 Hypertension
SBP >=180 or DBP >=110
5.33 (1.38 - 20.55)* 4.72 (1.13 - 19.72)* 3.88 (2.48 - 6.07)*** 2.40 (1.50 - 3.84)***
Diabetes-Related Characteristics
Body mass index, (per 1-unit increase, kg/m2) 1.01 (0.98 - 1.03) 1.00 (0.97 - 1.03) 1.02 (1.01 - 1.03)*** 1.01 (1.00 - 1.02)
Fasting Glucose (per 10 mg/dL increase) 1.01 (0.98 - 1.05) 1.01 (0.96 - 1.06) 1.05 (1.04 - 1.07)*** 1.01 (0.99 - 1.03)
Insulin (per 10 μU/mL increase) 1.08 (0.99 - 1.19) 1.07 (0.96 - 1.18) 1.13 (1.07 - 1.19)*** 1.01 (0.95 - 1.08)
Lipid Profiles
Loge (Triglycerides, mg/dL) (per unit increase) 1.41 (1.04 - 1.91)* 1.18 (0.80 - 1.74) 1.42 (1.28 - 1.58)*** 1.15 (1.01 - 1.31)*
HDL Cholesterol (per 10 mg/dL increase) 0.94 (0.85 - 1.05) 0.95 (0.82 - 1.10) 0.92 (0.89 - 0.94)*** 0.94 (0.91 - 0.98)**
GFR (mL/min/1.73m2)
High Normal (≥120) 1.27 (0.56 - 2.89) 1.46 (0.61 - 3.50) 1.33 (0.97 - 1.81) 1.17 (0.84 - 1.62)
Normal (90 - 119, reference) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Mildly Decreased (60 - 89) 1.12 (0.80 - 1.56) 1.00 (0.70 - 1.42) 0.91 (0.82 - 1.02) 0.91 (0.81 - 1.01)
Moderately/Severly Decreased (<60) 1.46 (0.95 - 2.23) 0.93 (0.58 - 1.51) 1.84 (1.54 - 2.20)*** 1.16 (0.95 - 1.41)
Lifestyle Characteristics
Current Smoking (yes v no) 1.03 (0.70 - 1.53) 1.38 (0.90 - 2.12) 1.46 (1.29 - 1.67)*** 1.83 (1.59 - 2.11)***
*

P< 0.05;

**

P<0.01;

***

P<0.001