TABLE 2.

Association between progression of carotid atherosclerosis and hippocampal volume

			Combined sample (n = 1345)		No hypertension treatment (N = 679)		Hypertension treatment (N = 665)		P‐value for interaction
Exposure		Model	B (SE)	P‐value	B (SE)	P‐value	B (SE)	P‐value	P‐value for *interaction
Change in IMT (per SD increment)	CCA	1	0.010 (0.027)	.713	−0.045 (0.052)	.386	0.030 (0.031)	.334	.259
		2	0.010 (0.027)	.695	−0.051 (0.053)	.336	0.030 (0.032)	.348	.196
		3	0.010 (0.028)	.719	−0.040 (0.054)	.458	0.024 (0.033)	.466	.195
	ICA	1	−0.055 (0.026)	.039	−0.087 (0.042)	.039	−0.029 (0.034)	.403	.364
		2	−0.057 (0.027)	.033	−0.091 (0.043)	.033	−0.035 (0.035)	.322	.340
		3	−0.067 (0.027)	.014	−0.096 (0.043)	.026	−0.047 (0.036)	.187	.390

Abbreviations: ICA, internal carotid artery; IMT, intima‐media thickness; CCA, common carotid artery; SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error.

^*Interaction between change in IMT and hypertension treatment. Bold indicates statistical significance.