Table 3.
Fully Adjusted Linear Regression Model Showing Associations of Ascending Aortic Luminal Diameter with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in 3573 MESA Participants, 2000–02
| Variable | Regression Coefficient (mm) |
95% CI | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (per SD of 10 yrs) | 1.1 | 1.0–1.3 | <0.001 |
| Gender | 1.2 | 0.9–1.5 | <0.001 |
| Body Surface Area (per SD of 0.23 m2) | 1.2 | 1.0–1.4 | <0.001 |
| Race | |||
| Chinese American | 1.5 | 1.1–1.9 | <0.001 |
| African American | −0.5 | −0.8- −0.2 | <0.001 |
| Hispanic | 0.03 | −0.3–0.4 | 0.86 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (per SD of 10 mmHg) | 0.73 | 0.6–0.8 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension Medication (yes) | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | <0.001 |
| Cigarette smoking (yes) | −0.04 | −0.3−0.2 | 0.74 |
| Diabetes | −0.5 | −0.9– −0.2 | 0.006 |
| Total cholesterol (per SD of 36 mg/dl) | −0.2 | −0.3– −0.0 | 0.007 |
| HDL (per SD of 15 mg/dl) | 0.1 | −0.0–0.2 | 0.07 |
| Lipid medication (yes) | −0.7 | −1.0– −0.4 | <0.001 |
| IL-6 (per SD of 1.22 pg/ml) | 0.0 | −0.1−0.1 | 0.98 |
| CRP (per SD of 6 mg/l) | −0.1 | −0.2–0.0 | 0.07 |
| Max CCA IMT (per SD of 0.19 mm) | 0.09 | −0.1–0.2 | 0.23 |
| Log CAC (per SD of 2.52) | 0.07 | 0.0–0.1 | 0.01 |