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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acta Neurol Scand. 2015 Sep 10;133(6):442–450. doi: 10.1111/ane.12482

Table 4. Logistic regression for CIMT showing the odds ratio for developing stroke adjusted for individual CVD Risk factors.

Risk factors and Risk scores Right CIMT adjusted for individual risk factors Left CIMT adjusted for individual risk factors


Odds ratio(95% CI) p Odds ratio (95% CI) p
Age 1.04(1.02-1.06) 0.001 1.04(1.01-1.06) 0.003
CIMT 4.17(1.52-11.44) 0.01 8.39(2.95-23.85) <0.001
Total cholesterol 1.03(1.02-1.04) <0.001 1.03(1.02-1.04) <0.001
CIMT 6.46(1.92-21.76) 0.003 15.65(3.42-71.67) <0.001
Blood pressure 0.99(0.98-0.10) 0.04 0.99(0.98-0.10) 0.02
CIMT 9.18(3.04-27.71) <0.001 14.89(4.87-45.47) <0.001
Sex(male) 1.40(0.86-2.26) 0.17 1.30(0.79-2.13) 0.30
CIMT 7.32(2.71-19.76) <0.001 13.00(4.62-36.60) <0.001
Smoking 0.58(0.21-1.64) 0.30 0.70(0.25-1.95) 0.50
CIMT 7.65(2.81-20.86) <0.001 12.95(4.56-36.80) <0.001
Diabetes 1.66(0.87-3.17) 0.12 1.42(0.73-2.77) 0.30
CIMT 8.00(2.88-22.26) <0.001 12.67(4.43-36.23) <0.001

CIMT- Carotid intima media thickness