Table 3.

Relationships between the non-HDLc/HDLc and carotid plaques

Variables	Participant without carotid plaque (n, %)	Participant with carotid plaque (n, %)	Unadjusted OR (95%CI)	P	Minimally adjusted OR (95%CI)	P	Fully adjusted OR (95%CI)	P
non-HDLc/HDLc	498	341	1.23 (1.07, 1.40)	0.003	1.32 (1.13, 1.53)	< 0.001	1.55 (1.28, 1.88)	< 0.001
non-HDLc/HDLc (tertile)
T1	179 (35.9)	108 (31.7)	Ref		Ref		Ref
T2	178 (35.7)	108 (31.7)	1.01 (0.72, 1.41)	0.974	1.12 (0.78, 1.62)	0.546	1.18 (0.81, 1.73)	0.393
T3	141 (28.3)	125 (36.7)	1.47 (1.05, 2.06)	0.026	1.65 (1.13, 2.41)	0.010	2.01 (1.29, 3.12)	0.002
P for trend				0.027		0.010		0.002

Minimally adjusted OR controlled for sex, age, region, education, employment status, BMI, exercise and smoking status, and family history of stroke

Fully adjusted OR controlled for sex, age, region, education, employment status, BMI, SBP, DBP, FBG, TG, HCY, exercise and smoking status, family history of stroke, history of stroke and TIA, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, heart diseases and current antilipidaemic medication

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ref reference