TABLE 2.

Factors associated with higher levels of red blood cell distribution width as determined by multivariable linear regression analysis

						95% CI
	B	SE	Beta	t	P	Lower	Upper
Age, years						0.009	0.021	0.052	0.408	0.685	–0.033	0.050
IMT/ID, × 10−2	16.569	5.999	0.335	2.762	0.008	4.547	28.591
History of hypertension, years	–0.006	0.017	–0.047	–0.361	0.719	–0.041	0.028
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	0.013	0.011	0.143	1.183	0.242	–0.009	0.034
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	0.002	0.022	0.016	0.108	0.914	–0.041	0.046
White blood cell count, × 109/L	0.344	0.141	0.305	2.443	0.018	0.062	0.626
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	0.050	0.238	0.025	0.212	0.833	–0.427	0.528
Triglycerides, mmol/L	0.130	0.174	0.085	0.748	0.458	–0.218	0.478
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	–0.151	0.240	–0.083	–0.630	0.531	–0.632	0.330
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	–0.528	0.708	–0.083	–0.745	0.459	–1.948	0.892
Hemoglobin, g/L	–0.573	0.256	–0.254	–2.237	0.029	–1.086	–0.060

HDL High-density lipoprotein; IMT/ID Ratio of intimal-medial thickness to inner diameter; LDL Low-density lipoprotein