Table 4.
Age‐ and Sex‐Adjusted Differences in Adolescent Cardiovascular Risk Factors Between Participants With a GSM ≥75th Percentile and CIMT ≤25th Percentile (High GSM/Low CIMT) and Participants With a GSM ≤25th Percentile and CIMT ≥75th Percentile (Low GSM/High CIMT)
| High GSM/Low CIMT (n=70) | Low GSM/High CIMT (n=65) | Age and Sex Adjusted Difference*, c | P Valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescent age (y), mean (±SD)†, b | 13.4 (1.2) | 13.5 (1.1) | 0.07 (−0.33, 0.46) | 0.74 |
| Sex (men), n (%)‡, b | 32 (45.7) | 39 (60.0) | 1.16 (0.93, 1.45) | 0.47 |
| Adolescent SBP (mm Hg), mean (±SD)† | 108.1 (11.5) | 112.7 (12.9) | 3.89 (−1.00×10−3, 7.79) | 0.05 |
| Adolescent BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR)† | 17.6 (16.1, 19.4) | 19.5 (17.3, 21.0) | 1.97 (0.95, 2.99) | <0.001 |
BMI indicates body mass index; CIMT, carotid intima‐media thickness; GSM, gray‐scale median; IQR, interquartile range; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
*Values are betas (†) and odds ratios (‡) reflecting the adolescent age and sex‐adjusted difference in adolescent cardiovascular risk factor levels between both groups with 95% CIs.
P‐value of model.
The regression coefficients for adolescent age and sex are only adjusted for sex and adolescent age, respectively.
Reference category: High GSM/low CIMT group.