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Table 3. Univariate correlations between carotid structural measures, anthropometric parameters and risk factors in 571 non-obese healthy subjects.

	Baseline CCA IMT (μm)	ΔCCA IMT (μm)	Baseline luminal diameter (mm)
Baseline CCA IMT (μm)	—	−0.22	0.23
Baseline diameter (mm)	0.23	0.17	—
Age (years)	0.47	0.14	0.12
BMI (kg m⁻²)	0.18	NS	0.30
Body weight (kg)	0.15	NS	0.47
Waist circumference (cm)	0.22	NS	0.42
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	0.21	NS	0.23
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	0.16	NS	0.13
Total cholesterol (mmol l⁻¹)	0.27	0.13	NS
LDL-cholesterol (mmol l⁻¹)	0.27	0.10	NS
HDL-cholesterol (mmol l⁻¹)	NS	NS	−0.19
Triglycerides (mmol l⁻¹)	0.15	NS	0.15
Fasting glucose (mmol l⁻¹)	0.13	NS	0.29
Fasting insulin (pmol l⁻¹)	NS	NS	NS

Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; CCA, common carotid artery; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IMT, intima-media thickness; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NS, not significant.