Table 2.

Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for atherosclerosis

	Hypertension		p values
	(−)	(+)
No. at risk	323	239
No. of cases (percentage)	38 (11.8)	51 (21.3)
Age-adjusted ORs	1	2.02 (1.28, 3.20)	0.003
Multivariable ORs	1	2.09 (1.30, 3.35)	0.002

Multivariable ORs: adjusted further for age and BMI, alcohol consumption, smoking status, HDLc, TG, and HbA1C

BMI body mass index, HDLc HDL cholesterol, TG triglycerides, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c