Table 3.
Linear regression models to predict the carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and carotid plaque score (cPS) and logistic regression models to predict thickened carotid intima media and a high cPS
Variable | Log cIMT | cPS | cIMT ≥0.74 | cPS > 2 | ||||
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B | p | B | p | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Age | 0.006 | < 0.001 | 0.104 | < 0.001 | 1.13 | 1.08~1.19 | 1.12 | 1.07~1.16 |
Gender (male) | −0.005 | 0.823 | 0.412 | 0.283 | – | – | – | – |
WC | 0.002 | 0.015 | −0.012 | 0.549 | 1.04 | 1.00~1.09 | – | – |
DM | 0.032 | 0.312 | 0.897 | 0.136 | – | – | – | – |
HTN | −0.0050 | 0.807 | 1.12 | 0.008 | – | – | 2.57 | 1.26~5.24 |
SMK | 0.007 | 0.750 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Stressed | −0.016 | 0.412 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
SBP | 0.001 | 0.005 | 0.014 | 0.146 | 1.02 | 0.99~1.04 | – | – |
Pulse | −0.001 | 0.118 | −0.013 | 0.435 | – | – | – | – |
CRP | 0.034 | 0.001 | – | – | 1.39 | 0.75~2.58 | – | – |
WC waist circumference, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, SMK smoking, Stressed having high stress, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, CRP C-reactive protein, − means not included in the model, B Beta coefficient, p p value, OR Odds Ratio. Statistically significant Beta coefficients (p < 0.05) and Odds Ratios are in bold