Table 4.

Systolic and diastolic blood pressures as predictors of plaque volume as a continuous variable.

	Systolic blood pressure
	Univariable			Multivariable (fully adjusted)
	β	95% CI	p	β	95% CI	p
Fatty plaque	0.007	(−0.041 to 0.054)	0.781	0.010	(−0.032 to 0.052)	0.636
Fibrous plaque	0.022	(−0.059 to 0.103)	0.598	0.030	(−0.042 to 0.102)	0.408
Noncalcified plaque	0.028	(−0.099 to 0.155)	0.660	0.040	(−0.072 to 0.152)	0.478
Calcified plaque	0.006	(−0.033 to 0.044)	0.764	0.003	(−0.034 to 0.041)	0.857
Total plaque	0.045	(−0.108 to 0.198)	0.564	0.052	(−0.084 to 0.188)	0.451
	Diastolic blood pressure
	Univariable			Multivariable (fully adjusted)
	β	95% CI	p	β	95% CI	p
Fatty plaque	0.089	(0.018 to 0.159)	0.014	0.029	(−0.036 to 0.094)	0.381
Fibrous plaque	0.192	(0.072 to 0.312)	0.002	0.128	(0.019 to 0.237)	0.022
Noncalcified plaque	0.281	(0.092 to 0.469)	0.004	0.176	(0.004 to 0.348)	0.045
Calcified plaque	0.080	(0.023 to 0.137)	0.006	0.096	(0.039 to 0.152)	0.001
Total Plaque	0.371	(0.145 to 0.598)	0.001	0.249	(0.041 to 0.457)	0.019