Table 3.

Partial models estimating the risk of carotid plaques

	cCSA/tCSA ratio, worst vs. best	cCSA/tCSA ratio, 2nd quartile vs. best	cCSA/tCSA ratio, 3rd quartile vs. best
Model 1	1.39 (0.739–2.62)	1.5 (0.828–2.73)	1.48 (0.825–2.67)
Model 2	1.28 (0.656–2.52)	1.22 (0.648–2.3)	1.37 (0.744–2.52)
Model 3	1.44 (0.752–2.79)	1.42 (0.776–2.62)	1.56 (0.855–2.85)
Model 4	1.23 (0.64–2.35)	1.38 (0.745–2.56)	1.36 (0.75–2.46)
Model 5	1.31 (0.688–2.49)	1.38 (0.756–2.53)	1.5 (0.83–2.72)

Model 1 adjusted for years since menopause, model 2 model 1 + BMI, leptin, and low physical activity, model 3 model 1 + PTH and vitamin D, model 4 model 1 + DHEA-S and free testosterone, model 5 model 1 + diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, creatinine clearance <60 mL/min