Table 3.
Correlates of carotid intima-media thickness
| |
CIMT1 |
dCIMT |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standardized coefficient Beta | P | Standardized coefficient Beta | P | |
| Women |
|
|
|
|
| Age (years) |
0.373 |
<0.001 |
|
|
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
0.192 |
0.008 |
|
|
| Men |
|
|
|
|
| Age (years) | 0.508 | <0.001 | 0.194 | 0.031 |
The covariables considered for entry into the multiple regression model were age, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, high density and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides, smoking and drinking.