Table 2.
Odd ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for risk of atherosclerosis in relation to height for all subjects
|
Height quartiles |
For one SD increment in height | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (low) | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 (high) | P for trend | ||
| Carotid atherosclerosis (CIMT ≥ 1.1 mm) |
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| All subjects |
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| Number at risk |
331 |
349 |
321 |
336 |
|
|
| Number of cases (percentage) |
101 (31) |
95 (27) |
68 (21) |
48 (14) |
|
|
| Age-adjusted OR |
1.00 |
1.02 (0.72 to 1.45) |
0.94 (0.64 to 1.37) |
0.77 (0.51 to 1.17) |
0.229 |
0.99 (0.86 to 1.15) |
| Multivariable OR | 1.00 | 0.92 (0.64 to 1.32) | 0.83 (0.56 to 1.23) | 0.65 (0.42 to 1.01) | 0.053 | 0.92 (0.79 to1.07) |
Multivariable OR: adjusted further for age, systolic blood pressure, antihypertensive medication use, body mass index, smoking, alcohol intake, diabetes, serum triglycerides, serum HDL-cholesterol, serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and serum creatinine; carotid atherosclerosis defined as CIMT ≥ 1.1 mm; height quartiles: < 158.7 cm (Q1), 158.7 to 163.0 cm (Q2), 163.1 to 167.9 cm (Q3), and > 167.9 cm (Q4).