Table 4.

Linear regression analysis results for variables characterizing the participants (independent variables) and CIMT

Variable	The slope coefficient b
	All 256 participants	134 female participants	122 male participants
Age	+0.008*	+0.008*	+0.009*
Sex (female)	−0.050**	NA	NA
Arterial hypertension	+0.059***	+0.048	+0.067**
Mean arterial pressure	−0.001	−0.0001	+0.0001
Pulse pressure	+0.004*	+0.005*	+0.001
Diabetes mellitus	+0.095*	+0.111***	+0.073**
Dyslipidemia	−0.037	−0.081	+0.0001
Cigarette smoking	+0.014	+0.028	+0.050
Waist circumference > normal	+0.076***	+0.092***	+0.049
Metabolic syndrome	+0.044**	+0.071**	+0.010
Heart rate	−0.002	−0.002	−0.001
BMI	+0.006***	+0.007**	+0.004

Notes:

^*P<0.001,

^**P<0.05,

^***P<0.01. Data in bold indicates statistical significance.

Abbreviations: CIMT, carotid intima–media thickness; BMI, body mass index; NA, not applicable.