Figure 3:

Image shows hazard ratios (HRs) for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) events associated with common carotid artery wall thickness measured by using US and MRI. HRs for incident CVD associated with 1 standard deviation increase in intima-media thickness (IMT) or MRI wall thickness measurements were derived from Cox proportional hazards models. Model 1 was adjusted for age, race, and sex. Model 2 was further adjusted for body mass index, smoking, total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, diabetes, hypertension, and C-reactive protein. CHD = coronary heart disease, CI = confidence interval, GDWT = wall thickness measured with gadolinium-enhanced MRI, PDWT = wall thickness measured with proton-density–weighted MRI.