Table 3.
Odd ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for atherosclerosis in relation to height stratified by body mass index (BMI)
|
Height quartiles |
For one SD increment in height | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (low) | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 (high) | P for trend | ||
| Carotid atherosclerosis (CIMT ≥ 1.1 mm) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number at risk |
93 |
121 |
102 |
115 |
|
|
| Number of cases (percentages) |
36 (39) |
38 (31) |
23 (23) |
15( 13) |
|
|
| Age-adjusted OR |
1.00 |
0.75 (0.42 to 1.35) |
0.61 (0.32 to 1.18) |
0.43 (0.21 to 0.88) |
0.018 |
0.75 (0.58 to 0.97) |
| Multivariable OR |
1.00 |
0.69 (0.37 to 1.28) |
0.54 (0.27 to 1.08) |
0.37 (0.17 to 0.79) |
0.008 |
0.71 (0.54 to 0.94) |
| Non-overweight (BMI < 25 kg/m2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number at risk |
238 |
228 |
219 |
221 |
|
|
| Number of cases (percentages) |
65 (27) |
57 (25) |
45 (21) |
33 (15) |
|
|
| Age-adjusted OR |
1.00 |
1.14 (0.74 to 1.77) |
1.15 (0.72 to 1.84) |
1.03 (0.61 to 1.72) |
0.845 |
1.13 (0.94 to 1.35) |
| Multivariable OR | 1.00 | 1.06 (0.67 to 1.68) | 1.09 (0.67 to 1.78) | 0.87(0.51 to 1.49) | 0.724 | 1.05 (0.87 to 1.27) |
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).