Table 5.
Age‐Adjusted Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness (IMT) Among MASALA Participants by Gender and Risk Group Strata
| Men (n=485) | Women (n=418) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10‐Year Risk* | Lifetime Risk | 10‐Year Risk* | Lifetime Risk | |||||
| Low (n=243) | High (n=235) | Low (n=102) | High (n=383) | Low (n=359) | High (n=56) | Low (n=125) | High (n=293) | |
| Common carotid IMT, n | 242 | 234 | 101 | 382 | 359 | 56 | 125 | 293 |
| Adjusted mean (SE), mm | 0.90 (0.08) | 0.92 (0.11) | 0.90 (0.06) | 0.92 (0.06) | 0.83 (0.07) | 0.89 (0.09)* | 0.82 (0.06) | 0.84 (0.06) |
| Internal carotid IMT, n | 242 | 233 | 101 | 381 | 359 | 56 | 125 | 293 |
| Adjusted mean (SE), mm | 1.26 (0.16) | 1.28 (0.19) | 1.20 (0.11) | 1.30 (0.12)* | 1.12 (0.14) | 1.27 (0.18)* | 1.10 (0.11) | 1.16 (0.12) |
HDL indicates high‐density lipoprotein; MASALA, Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America.
*
Participants who were missing HDL cholesterol (n=10) could not have 10‐year risk calculated and are not included in 10‐year risk strata.
*
P<0.01.
*
P<0.05.