Table 3.

Independent predictors of CIMT level in the entire population

Variables	B ± SE	95% C.I.		P
		Lower	Upper
LDL‐C	0.454 ± 0.206	0.044	0.864	0.030*
Uric acid	1.902 ± 0.686	0.536	3.267	0.007*
hs‐CRP	1.003 ± 0.380	0.247	1.76	0.010*
Sialic acid	2.419 ± 0.450	1.525	3.314	<0.001*
Model Summary: Adjusted R 2 = 0.572; P < 0.001
B ± SE: Regression Coefficients ± Standard Error; 95% CI= 95% Confidence intervals

CIMT, carotid artery intima media thickness; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs‐CRP, high‐sensitive C‐reactive protein. *P < 0.05 was considered significant for statistical analyses.