Table 3. Prevalence Ratios (95% CI) For Presence of TAC with Increasing Burden of Mean Maximum Common Intimal Medial Thickness.
| Mean Maximum Common Carotid Artery | Per One SD (0.19) Increase | 1st Quartile (≤0.735) | 2nd Quartile (0.736-0.845) | 3rd Quartile (0.846-0.975) | 4th Quartile (>0.975) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODEL 1 | |||||
| Total | 1.19 (1.16-1.22) | 1 (ref) | 1.08 (0.85-1.37) | 1.37 (1.10-1.70) | 2.22 (1.80-2.75) |
| Caucasians | 1.21 (1.17-1.26) | 1 (ref) | 0.97 (0.68-1.39) | 1.30 (0.94-1.79) | 2.23 (1.60-3.08) |
| Chinese | 1.29 (1.18-1.41) | 1 (ref) | 1.03 (0.61-1.77) | 1.42 (1.70-5.12) | 2.98 (1.70-5.16) |
| African Americans | 1.15 (1.10-1.20) | 1 (ref) | 1.07 (0.61-1.91) | 1.35 (0.79-2.30) | 2.03 (1.21-3.43) |
| Hispanics | 1.19 (1.12-1.26) | 1 (ref) | 1.23 (0.77-2.00) | 1.33 (0.82-2.15) | 1.94 (1.20-3.15) |
| MODEL 2 | |||||
| Total | 1.16 (1.13-1.19) | 1 (ref) | 1.02 (0.79-1.32) | 1.19 (0.93-1.52) | 1.76 (1.37-2.26) |
| Caucasians | 1.17 (1.12-1.22) | 1 (ref) | 1.07 (0.69-1.66) | 1.23 (0.83-1.83) | 1.83 (1.21-2.77) |
| Chinese | 1.28 (1.17-1.40) | 1 (ref) | 0.77 (0.43-1.38) | 0.99 (0.54-1.83) | 2.20 (1.15-4.20) |
| African Americans | 1.12 (1.06-1.17) | 1 (ref) | 0.89 (0.45-1.76) | 1.19 (0.64-2.22) | 1.71 (1.10-1.15) |
| Hispanics | 1.16 (1.09-1.25) | 1 (ref) | 1.25 (0.69-2.26) | 1.20 (0.67-2.12) | 1.59 (0.89-2.86) |
Model 1: Adjusted for age, gender, race and site
Model 2: Adjusted for age, gender, race, site, body mass index, LDL, HDL, hypertension, systolic blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, cigarette smoking, family history of heart attack, cholesterol lowering medications, C Reactive Protein
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Note: Race not adjusted in ethnic specific analyses