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Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis for cerebro-cardiovascular events

	No. of patients with CVD/total (17/84)	OR	95% CI	P-value
Age (years)
<60	4/29	1 (Reference)	0.256–6.871	0.737
≥60	13/55	1.325	0.256–6.871	0.737
Sex
Male	8/48	1 (Reference)	0.672–9.547	0.170
Female	9/36	2.533	0.672–9.547	0.170
BMI
<25	7/36	1 (Reference)	0.113–2.123	0.340
≥25	10/48	0.490	0.113–2.123	0.340
Hypertension
No	16/68	1 (Reference)	0.098–3.185	0.511
Yes	1/16	0.558	0.098–3.185	0.511
HbA1c
<7.0	1/11	1 (Reference)	0.090–7.639	0.868
≥7.0	16/73	1.829	0.090–7.639	0.868
Dyslipidemia
No	7/42	1 (Reference)	0.219–3.698	0.845
Yes	10/42	0.901	0.219–3.698	0.845
EPA/AA ratio
<0.5	12/59	1 (Reference)	0.199–4.530	0.948
≥0.5	5/25	0.949	0.199–4.530	0.948
GSM
≥32	5/52	1 (Reference)	1.511–39.540	0.014
<32	12/32	7.730	1.511–39.540	0.014
PA (V)
<20,000	10/52	1 (Reference)	0.159–2.986	0.619
≥20,000	7/32	0.690	0.159–2.986	0.619
Mean IMT (mm)
<1.0	13/70	1 (Reference)	0.235–6.538	0.801
≥1.0	4/14	1.239	0.235–6.538	0.801
PS (mm)
<5.0	3/42	1 (Reference)	1.026–20.629	0.046
≥5.0	14/42	4.601	1.026–20.629	0.046

AA, arachidonic acid; CI, confidence interval; CVD, cerebro-cardiovascular disease; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; GSM, gray-scale median; IMT, intima-media thickness; OR, odds ratio; PA, platelet aggregation; PS, plaque score.

Dyslipidemia is defined as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥140 mg/dL or high-density lipoprotein cholesterol <40 mg/dL or triglycerides ≥200 mg/dL.