Table 2. Univariate relationships of carotid intima-media thickness and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance with age, blood pressure and metabolic parameters.

Variable	Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance		Carotid intima-media thickness
	βst	p value	βst	p value
Age	0.03	0.49	0.67	< 0.0001
Body mass index	0.51	< 0.0001	0.24	< 0.0001
Waist circumference	0.48	< 0.0001	0.34	< 0.0001
Systolic blood pressure	0.17	< 0.0001	0.28	< 0.0001
Diastolic blood pressure	0.2	< 0.0001	0.21	< 0.0001
Fasting blood glucose	0.46	< 0.0001	0.24	< 0.0001
2 hour post load glucose	0.35	< 0.0001	0.15	< 0.0001
Fasting insulin	0.98	< 0.0001	0.05	0.16
2 hour post load insulin	0.64	< 0.0001	0.06	0.09
Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance	–	–	0.09	0.0127
Glycated haemoglobin	0.24	< 0.0001	0.31	< 0.0001
Total cholesterol	0.02	0.63	0.22	< 0.0001
Triglycerides	0.33	< 0.0001	0.17	< 0.0001
Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol	0.07	0.05	0.24	< 0.0001
High density lipoprotein-cholesterol	−0.31	< 0.0001	−0.1	0.0061
High-sensitive C-reactive protein	0.22	< 0.0001	0.1	0.0053
Visceral adiposity index	0.44	< 0.0001	0.17	< 0.0001
Carotid intima-media thickness	0.09	0.0127	–	–