Table 3.
Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for atherosclerosis by circulating CD34-positive cell levels
| Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GTP) | p values | Log γ-GTP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (low) | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 (high) | |||
| Low CD34-positive cell | ||||||
| No. at risk | 78 | 74 | 52 | 76 | ||
| No. of cases (percentage) | 15 (19.2) | 13 (17.6) | 11 (21.2) | 8 (10.5) | ||
| Age-adjusted ORs | 1 | 0.90 (0.40, 2.04) | 1.13 (0.47, 2.70) | 0.50 (0.20, 1.26) | 0.218 | 0.79 (0.48, 1.30) |
| Multivariable ORs | 1 | 0.99 (0.41, 2.38) | 1.18 (0.47, 3.01) | 0.61 (0.21, 1.81) | 0.520 | 0.92 (0.51, 1.68) |
| High CD34-positive cell | ||||||
| No. at risk | 60 | 68 | 89 | 65 | ||
| No. of cases (percentage) | 6 (10.0) | 8 (11.8) | 12 (13.5) | 16 (24.6) | ||
| Age-adjusted ORs | 1 | 1.12 (0.36, 3.44) | 1.34 (0.47, 3.81) | 2.91 (1.05, 8.05) | 0.026 | 1.87 (1.17, 2.99) |
| Multivariable ORs | 1 | 1.52 (0.46, 4.97) | 1.77 (0.58, 5.41) | 4.28 (1.34, 13.63) | 0.013 | 2.26 (1.32, 3.86) |
Multivariable ORs: adjusted further for age and BMI, alcohol consumption, smoking status, SBP, HDLc, TG, and HbA1C
SBP systolic blood pressure, BMI body mass index, HDLc HDL cholesterol, TG triglycerides, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c