Table 2. Univariate and multivariate analysis for factors associated with presence of carotid plaque.

	Univariate			Multivariate*
	OR	95% CI	P value	OR	95% CI	P value
Age (years)	1.087	1.027–1.087	0.004	1.094	1.006–1.189	0.036
Disease duration (years)	1.094	1.023–1.171	0.009	1.065	0.983–1.154	0.125
Hyperlipidemia, n(%)	2.413	0.874–6.660	0.089	2.147	0.368–12.541	0.396
Framingham 10-year CVD risk >10%, n(%)	3.391	1.336–8.604	0.010	0.958	0.269–3.414	0.947
Current use of statins, n(%)	3.150	0.946–10.487	0.062	0.851	0.092–7.916	0.888
Cardiovascular event, n(%)	6.058	1.170–31.353	0.032	2.060	0.265–16.038	0.490
sST2 (ng/ml)	1.246	1.091–1.422	0.001	1.296	1.091–1.540	0.003

^*Factors included in the multivariate analysis: age, disease duration, hyperlipidemia, framingham 10-year CVD risk >10%, current use of statins, cardiovascular event, and sST2.