Table 2.

Univariate analysis for the presence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques

	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)	P value
Diabetes
LADA	1
Type 1 diabetes	0.482 (0.254–0.916)	0.026
Type 2 diabetes	0.486 (0.267–0.884)	0.018
Diabetic retinopathy	1.954 (1.195–3.196)	0.008
Male sex	1.275 (0.844–1.926)	0.248
Dyslipidemia	1.808 (1.192–2.747)	0.005
Hypertension	2.639 (1.721–4.032)	<0.001
Smoker/former smoker	1.464 (0.868–2.469)	0.152
Diabetes duration (tertiles)
≤5 years	1
6–11 years	1.360 (0.779–2.375)	0.279
≥12 years	1.875 (1.140–3.084)	0.013
Age (tertiles)
≤52 years	1
53–63 years	2.267 (1.371–3.748)	<0.001
≥64 years	3.707 (2.177–6.313)	<0.001

LADA latent autoimmune diabetes in adults