Table 3.
Univariate | Multivariate | |||
OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
Sex | −0.03 (0.41 to 2.61) | 0.95 | 0.58 (0.14 to 2.42) | 0.46 |
Age | 0.21 (1.12 to 1.37) | <0.01 | 1.21 (1.08 to 1.35) | <0.01 |
Hypertension | 1.25 (1.31 to 9.26) | 0.02 | ||
DMARDs | −0.05 (0.35 to 2.56) | 0.92 | ||
Biological DMARDs | −0.89 (0.15 to 1.11) | 0.08 | ||
Bilateral plaques | 1.34 (1.27 to 11.55) | 0.02 | ||
Number of carotid plaques | 0.66 (1.12 to 3.37) | 0.02 | ||
Mean c-IMT | 1.07 (1.03 to 1.12) | <0.01 | 1.06 (1.00 to 1.12) | <0.05 |
Carotid plaque height | 1.37 (1.14 to 13.44) | 0.03 | 5.35 (1.29 to 22.18) | 0.02 |
Logistic regression analyses. Hypertension (≥140 mm Hg systolic).
c-IMT, carotid-intima media thickness; DMARDs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.