Table 3.

Risk factors associated with increasing carotid intima-media thickness selected on stepwise linear regression (n=1407)^*

	β Coefficient (95% CI)	Standardized β	P value
R²=0.44
Age (per 10 years)	0.056 (0.050–0.060)	0.531	< 0.001
Sex (men vs. women)	0.017 (0.003–0.031)	0.050	0.016
Systolic blood pressure (per 10 mmHg)	0.012 (0.007–0.016)	0.127	< 0.001
LDL-cholesterol (per 10 mg/dL)	0.004 (0.002–0.006)	0.077	< 0.001
Smoking (current yes or no)	0.023 (0.004–0.042)	0.050	0.015
Impaired fasting glucose ^†	0.062 (0.031–0.093)	0.079	< 0.001
Diabetes mellitus ^‡	0.063 (0.034–0.091)	0.089	< 0.001

Analyses are standardized according to World Health Organization estimates on standard world population between 2000–2025.

^†

Fasting blood glucose 100–125 mg/dL;

^‡

Fasting blood glucose ≥126 mg/dL or use of antidiabetic medications.

CI= Confidence Interval; LDL = low-density lipoprotein.