Table 3.

Core Multivariable Logistic Regression Model of Clinical Variables Associated with Atherosclerosis Occurrence (adapted from Coombes et al. 2011)

Max-rescaled r2 = 0.35, AIC=226, Hosmer and Lemeshow Goodness-of-Fit test P =0.177 (n= 197)
Factor	Comparison	Units	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P value
Gender	Male vs. female		3.26	1.66 – 6.42	<0.001
Age	Increasing	5 years	1.05	1.01 – 1.09	0.011
Smoking History	Ever vs. never		2.35	1.19 – 4.63	0.014
LDL group	High vs. normal		7.27	2.55 – 20.76	<0.001
Hypertension	Yes vs. no		2.16	0.96 – 4.87	0.063

Abbreviations: LDL, low-density lipoprotein; AIC, Akaike Information Criterion