Table 8. Multiple linear regression analysis of variables including glycated haemoglobin and interaction of VAI and gender influencing carotid intima-media thickness^*.

Variable	Effect size (sst)	Standard error	p value
Age	0.63	0.02	< 0.0001
Systolic blood pressure	0.11	0.05	0.0074
Diastolic blood pressure	−0.06	0.06	0.11
Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol	−0.01	0.02	0.81
High-sensitive C-reactive protein	0.07	0.01	0.0218
Visceral adiposity index	0.07	0.01	0.0119
Glycated haemoglobin	0.03	0.09	0.28
Smoking	0.01	0.01	0.77
Gender	−0.12	0.01	< 0.0001
Gender-Visceral adiposity index (interaction term)	0.01	0.08	0.85

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