Table 2. Spearman’s correlation analysis between C-IMT and clinical variables.

Variables	r	P
Age	0.234	<0.001
BMI	0.110	0.001
W	0.118	<0.001
SBP	0.224	<0.001
DBP	0.147	<0.001
FPG	0.093	0.004
2hPG	0.047	0.155
HbA1c	–0.008	0.817
TC	–0.006	0.854
TG	0.073	0.026
HDL-c	–0.064	0.053
LDL-c	–0.004	0.910
FINS	0.107	0.001
HOMA-IR	0.120	<0.001
CRP	0.063	0.056
25(OH)D3	–0.113	0.001
Years since menopause	0.151	<0.001
Physical activity	–0.003	0.926
Smoking status	–0.003	0.919
Antidiabetic therapy	0.039	0.238
Anti-hypertensives	0.147	<0.001
Lipid-lowering therapy	0.130	<0.001
Family history of CVD	0.038	0.245

Abbreviation: C-IMT, carotid intima-media thickness; BMI, body mass index; W, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; 2hPG, 2h postprandial plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FINS, fasting insulin; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; CRP, C-reactive protein; 25(OH)D₃, 25 hydroxyvitamin D₃; CVD, cardiovascular disease.