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. 2018 May 10;17:107. doi: 10.1186/s12944-018-0758-9

Table 5.

Associations between lipid parameters, other variables and carotid intima-media thickness

Variables Beta Standard Beta a p
Age 0.004 0.568 < 0.001
Gender −0.034 −0.167 0.003
BMI 0.006 0.230 < 0.001
WHR 0.444 0.385 < 0.001
Smoking 0.027 0.112 0.048
FPG 0.009 0.145 0.010
SBP 0.002 0.453 < 0.001
DBP 0.002 0.273 < 0.001
TC 0.027 0.252 < 0.001
TG 0.001 0.014 0.805
LDL-C 0.026 0.242 < 0.001
HDL-C 0.009 0.031 0.587
Non-HDL-C 0.026 0.243 < 0.001
TC/HDL-C 0.018 0.143 0.011
LDL-C/HDL-C 0.024 0.173 0.002
BUN 0.002 0.066 0.249
Cr 0.001 0.190 0.001

aUnivariate linear regression analysis

BMI Body mass index, WHR Waist-hip ratio, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Non-HDL-C Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, Cr Creatinine