Table 4. Multiple linear regression analysis of variables including homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance influencing carotid intima-media thickness^*.

Variable	Effect size (sst)	Standard error	p value
Age	0.64	0.02	< 0.0001
Systolic blood pressure	0.13	0.05	0.0010
Diastolic blood pressure	−0.06	0.06	0.13
Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol	0.01	0.02	0.72
High-sensitive C-reactive protein	0.04	0.01	0.17
Visceral adiposity index	0.06	0.01	0.0465
Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance	0.03	0.01	0.34
Smoking	0.02	0.01	0.47

^*＝not adjusted for gender, BMI, waist circumference, triglycerides and HDL-cholesterol (already included in visceral adiposity index)