Table 4. Odds ratios (95% CIs) of carotid atherosclerosis for a 1-SD increase in common factor scores according to smoking status among mena.
| Non-smokers (n = 384) | Smokers (n = 388) | |||
| OR (95% CIs) | P-value | OR (95% CIs) | P-value | |
| Increased CCA-IMT | ||||
| Adiposity | 1.99 (1.29–3.08) | 0.002 | 1.48 (1.10–2.00) | 0.011 |
| Blood pressure | 1.37 (0.94–2.01) | 0.105 | 1.32 (0.97–1.79) | 0.074 |
| Blood lipids | 0.99 (0.67–1.46) | 0.958 | 1.25 (0.92–1.69) | 0.160 |
| TG/UA | 1.16 (0.71–1.89) | 0.560 | 0.98 (0.69–1.40) | 0.910 |
| Increased BIF-IMT | ||||
| Adiposity | 1.42 (1.12–1.80) | 0.003 | 1.30 (1.06–1.59) | 0.010 |
| Blood pressure | 1.10 (0.88–1.36) | 0.404 | 1.13 (0.91–1.39) | 0.154 |
| Blood lipids | 1.02 (0.82–1.27) | 0.861 | 1.14 (0.92–1.40) | 0.226 |
| TG/UA | 1.04 (0.78–1.39) | 0.783 | 1.19 (0.97–1.47) | 0.095 |
| Increased ICA-IMT | ||||
| Adiposity | 1.51 (0.79–2.87) | 0.213 | 1.16 (0.78–1.72) | 0.477 |
| Blood pressure | 0.96 (0.57–1.82) | 0.900 | 1.41 (0.94–2.10) | 0.094 |
| Blood lipids | 1.17 (0.62–2.22) | 0.636 | 1.15 (0.76–1.72) | 0.512 |
| TG/UA | 0.88 (0.35–2.22) | 0.790 | 1.16 (0.80–1.70) | 0.437 |
Abbreviations: TG: total triglycerides; UA: uric acid; IMT: intima-media thickness; CCA: common carotid artery; BIF: bifurcation artery; ICA: internal carotid artery.
a
Odds ratios (95% CI) were estimated by multivariate unconditional logistic regression models after adjusted for age, educational level, and alcohol drinking.