Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression for the presence of carotid plaques

	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)	P value
Age	1.04 (1.01-1.07)	0.0022
BMI	0.98 (0.93-1.03)	0.4578
Female sex	0.79 (0.47-1.34)	0.3952
DR	1.71 (1.03-2.85)	0.0366
Hypertension	1.78 (1.05-3.00)	0.0300
Dyslipidaemia	1.16 (0.71-1.89)	0.5505
Smoking	2.17 (1.13-4.14)	0.0109
eGFR	1.00 (0.99-1.01)	0.3345
UAE	0.99 (0.99-1.00)	0.6397

DR: diabetic retinopathy; UAE: urinary albumin excretion rate; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.