Table 5.
Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for active arterial wall thickening in relation to circulating CD34+ cell count.
| Circulating CD34+ cell | P | CD34+ cell (logarithmic values) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (Q1) | Q2 | Q3 | High (Q4) | |||
| Non- hypertension | ||||||
| No. at risk | 64 | 53 | 65 | 54 | ||
| No. of cases (%) | 17 (26.6) |
26 (49.1) |
31 (47.7) |
28 (51.9) |
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| Model 1 | 1.00 |
2.63 (1.21, 5.73) |
2.59 (1.23, 5.45) |
3.00 (1.38, 6.50) |
0.007 |
1.85 (1.23, 2.78) |
| Model 2 | 1.00 |
2.75 (1.25, 6.04) |
3.19 (1.47, 6.92) |
3.34 (1.51, 7.37) |
0.003 |
1.93 (1.27, 2.93) |
| Model 3 | 1.00 |
2.69 (1.22, 5.95) |
2.98 (1.35, 6.56) |
3.01 (1.31, 6.94) |
0.009 |
1.83 (1.19, 2.84) |
| Hypertension | ||||||
| No. at risk | 27 | 37 | 25 | 38 | ||
| No. of cases (%) | 14 (51.9) |
18 (48.6) |
14 (56.0) |
16 (42.1) |
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| Model 1 | 1.00 |
0.87 (0.32, 2.34) |
1.17 (0.39, 3.50) |
0.67 (0.25, 1.80) |
0.503 |
0.70 (0.38, 1.29) |
| Model 2 | 1.00 |
0.88 (0.32, 2.39) |
1.17 (0.39, 3.51) |
0.67 (0.25, 1.80) |
0.497 |
0.70 (0.38, 1.29) |
| Model 3 | 1.00 |
0.79 (0.28, 2.21) |
1.13 (0.36, 3.53) |
0.63 (0.22, 1.81) |
0.512 |
0.69 (0.36, 1.32) |
Model 1: Adjusted only for age. Model 2: Further adjusted for smoking status (never-smoker, former smoker, or current smoker). Model 3: Model 2 + further adjusted for body mass index, systolic blood pressure, and alcohol consumption (never-drinker, former drinker, or current drinker [23–45 g/week, 46–68 g/week, ≥69 g/week, respectively]), HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, HbA1C, and GFR. Active arterial wall thickening was defined as an increment of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) ≥ 0.01 mm/year.