Table 2. Univariate analyses between study variables and extent of arterial calcification.
| CACa | ACa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| β(SE) | 95% CI | P-value | β(SE) | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Age (years) | 0.09(0.06) | (-0.02, 0.21) | 0.111 | 0.07(0.09) | (-0.11, 0.25) | 0.418 |
| Race | ||||||
| Black | 0.33(0.35) | (-0.37, 1.02) | 0.353 | 0.10(0.53) | (-0.96, 1.16) | 0.851 |
| White | -- | -- | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.16(0.02) | (0.11, 0.19) | <0.001 | 0.18(0.04) | (0.11, 0.25) | <0.001 |
| Smoking | ||||||
| Current smoker | -0.39(0.43) | (-1.25, 0.47) | 0.372 | 0.57(0.66) | (-0.74, 1.88) | 0.388 |
| Non smoker | -- | -- | ||||
| Menopausal status | ||||||
| Postmenopausal | 0.39(0.31) | (-0.23, 0.99) | 0.214 | 0.28(0.47) | (-0.66, 1.22) | 0.557 |
| Premenopausal | -- | -- | ||||
| HDL-C(mg/dl) | -0.04(0.01) | (-0.06, 0.02) | <0.001 | -0.05(0.02) | (-0.08, -0.02) | 0.002 |
| LDL-C(mg/dl) | 0.01(0.004) | (0.001, 0.02) | 0.028 | 0.01(0.007) | (-0.001,0.03) | 0.074 |
| Triglycerides(mg/dl)b | 1.28(0.29) | (0.69, 1.86) | <0.001 | 2.11(0.44) | (1.24, 2.98) | <0.001 |
| HOMA-IRb | 0.11(0.04) | (0.04, 0.18) | 0.002 | 0.16(0.06) | (0.05, 0.27) | 0.005 |
| TAT(cm3)b | 1.66(0.32) | (1.03, 2.29) | <0.001 | 1.67(0.53) | (0.63, 2.72) | 0.002 |
| PVAT (cm3)b | 2.25(0.40) | (1.46, 3.05) | <0.001 | 2.44(0.66) | (1.13, 3.75) | <0.001 |
| C3 (mg/dl)c | 0.57(0.15) | (0.28, 0.86) | <0.001 | 0.63(0.23) | (0.17, 1.09) | 0.007 |
| C4 (mg/dl)c | 0.16(0.16) | (-0.15, 0.46) | 0.320 | 0.04(0.34) | (-0.43, 0.52) | 0.854 |
a
log(CAC+1), log(AC+1);
b
log transformed;
c
β per standard deviation (SD) ; SD of C3 = 33.28 mg/dl ; SD of C4= 8.77 mg/dl