Table 5. Logistic regression model for the cross-sectional population.

Independent variables of increased cIMTa	Bb	S.E.	P	Exp(B)	95.0% C.I.for EXP(B)
Age	0.059	0.021	0.004	1.060	1.019∼1.104
Men	−0.660	0.270	0.015	0.517	0.305∼0.878
BCAA First quartile			0.005
Second quartile	1.057	0.355	0.003	2.879	1.436∼5.771
Third quartile	0.887	0.346	0.010	2.427	1.233∼4.777
Fourth quartile	0.985	0.376	0.009	2.679	1.281∼5.603
Hypertension	0.868	0.261	0.001	2.383	1.429∼3.972

^aSet of independent variables: age, sex, BMI, smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyper-LDL cholesterolemia, hypo-HDL cholesterolemia, diabetes therapy, hypertension therapy, cholesterol-lowering therapy, BCAA quartile and AAA quartile and family history of CAD.

^bB, coefficient; SE, standard error of B; exp(B), estimated odds ratio.