Table 6. Adjusted OR (95% CI) of risk factors association with carotid plaque by BMI group.
| Risk factors | References | Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obesity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | ||
| Men | Women | 2.68 (0.75, 9.56) | 0.130 | 1.37 (0.99, 1.91) | 0.058 | 1.97 (1.45, 2.68) | <0.001 | 1.77 (1.18, 2.66) | 0.006 |
| Age group | 45∼54 years | ||||||||
| 55∼64 years | 12.73 (1.49, 109.09) | 0.020 | 2.18 (1.53, 3.10) | <0.001 | 2.67 (1.98, 3.60) | <0.001 | 2.18 (1.53, 3.10) | <0.001 | |
| 65∼74 years | 18.99 (1.99, 181.13) | 0.011 | 2.95 (1.92, 4.54) | <0.001 | 3.17 (2.18, 4.63) | <0.001 | 2.34 (1.45, 3.76) | <0.001 | |
| ≥75 years | 11.59 (1.17, 115.00) | 0.036 | 5.42 (3.12, 9.41) | <0.001 | 7.24 (4.13, 12.68) | <0.001 | 4.35 (2.01, 9.43) | <0.001 | |
| Education group | ≥6 years | ||||||||
| 0 years | — | — | 0.90 (0.58, 1.39) | 0.630 | 0.90 (0.62, 1.31) | 0.593 | 1.16 (0.71, 1.87) | 0.561 | |
| 1∼6 years | — | — | 1.01 (0.74, 1.39) | 0.944 | 0.98 (0.75, 1.28) | 0.874 | 1.21 (0.85, 1.72) | 0.282 | |
| Smoking | Never smoking | — | — | 1.37 (0.97, 1.94) | 0.076 | 1.20 (0.86, 1.67) | 0.274 | 0.93 (0.60, 1.45) | 0.753 |
| WC | — | — | — | 1.01 (0.99, 1.03) | 0.336 | 0.99 (0.97, 1.01)) | 0.447 | — | — |
| SBP | — | — | — | 1.01 (1.00, 1.02) | 0.005 | 1.02 (1.01, 1.03) | <0.001 | 1.01 (1.00, 1.02) | 0.004 |
| DBP | — | — | — | — | 0.99 (0.98, 1.00) | 0.156 | — | — | |
| FPG | — | — | — | 1.11 (1.00, 1.23) | 0.046 | 1.06 (0.99, 1.14) | 0.092 | — | — |
| HDL-C | — | — | — | — | 0.81 (0.61, 1.07) | 0.141 | — | — | |
| LDL-C | — | 3.60 (1.34, 9.72) | 0.011 | 1.61 (1.32, 1.97) | <0.001 | 1.61 (1.45, 1.79) | <0.001 | 1.41 (1.14, 1.74) | 0.001 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C | — | — | — | 1.10 (0.87, 1.40) | 0.414 | — | — | 1.07 (0.84, 1.36) | 0.612 |
SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure;; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol