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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Atherosclerosis. 2018 Sep 8;279:114–121. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.09.001

Table 3:

Multivariable logistic regression for the associations between PVAT radiodensity tertiles and the presence of CAC ≥ 10 and AC ≥ 100

CAC ≥ 10 presence
(n=528)
AC ≥ 100 presence
(n=526)
PVAT
radiodensity
tertiles
OR (95% CI) p PVAT
radiodensity
tertiles
OR (95% CI) p
Model 1 0.70 Model 1 0.05
 Middle vs.
Low
0.92 (0.56, 1.52) 0.76  Middle vs.
Low
0.69 (0.42, 1.12) 0.13
 High vs. Low 0.80 (0.48, 1.33) 0.40  High vs. Low 0.55 (0.33, 0.91) 0.02
Model 2 0.54 Model 2 0.04
 Middle vs.
Low
0.91 (0.54, 1.54) 0.73  Middle vs.
Low
0.68 (0.41, 1.12) 0.13
 High vs. Low 0.74 (0.44, 1.27) 0.28  High vs. Low 0.52 (0.31, 0.87) 0.01
Model 3 0.55 Model 3 0.17
 Middle vs.
Low
1.35 (0.74, 2.48) 0.33  Middle vs.
Low
0.81 (0.48, 1.38) 0.44
 High vs. Low 1.03 (0.56, 1.87) 0.93  High vs. Low 0.60 (0.35, 1.02) 0.06
Model 4 0.47 Model 4 0.22
 Middle vs.
Low
1.32 (0.69, 2.53) 0.40  Middle vs.
Low
0.69 (0.38, 1.27) 0.24
 High vs. Low 0.89 (0.46, 1.74) 0.74  High vs. Low 0.59 (0.31, 1.10) 0.09

PVAT, aortic perivascular adipose tissue; CAC, coronary artery calcification; AC, aortic calcification; Model 1: unadjusted; Model 2: adjusted for age, race, site, menopausal status; Model 3: model 2 + body mass index; Model 4: model 3 + log-transformed triglycerides, current smoking status, systolic blood pressure and aorta length