Table 2.

Exponentiated coefficients and associated 95% CI for the association between overall chronic inflammatory disorders and inflammation severity with the arterial stiffness index

	Unadjusted model	P value	Fully adjusted model	P value
	β (95% CI)		β (95% CI)
Overall inflammatory disorders	1.29 (1.19 to 1.40)	0.001	1.14 (1.05 to 1.24)	0.002
Severity
Leucocytes count, range ×109 cells/L (minimum-maximum)
First tertile (0.01–6.11)	1.08 (0.93 to 1.25)	0.294	1.11 (0.96 to 1.29)	0.162
Second tertile (6.12–7.69)	1.32 (1.14 to 1.51)	0.001	1.17 (1.02 to 1.34)	0.029
Third tertile (7.7–45.91)	1.57 (1.36 to 1.81)	0.001	1.21 (1.05 to 1.39)	0.009
Granulocytes count, range ×109 cells/L (minimum-maximum)
First tertile (0.01–1.31)	1.06 (0.92 to 1.23)	0.414	1.12 (0.97 to 1.30)	0.114
Second tertile (1.31–1.73)	1.26 (1.10 to 1.44)	0.001	1.13 (0.98 to 1.29)	0.084
Third tertile (1.74–6.65)	1.61 (1.39 to 1.86)	0.000	1.23 (1.06 to 1.42)	0.005

β, exponentiated coefficient.