Table 2.

Results of multivariate regression analysis including the left carotid artery intima–media thickness (IMT) and selected traditional risk factors.

	meanpLIMT		maxpLIMT		meandLIMT		maxdLIMT
R2 model	0.19		0.07		0.25		0.255
P	< 0.01		NS		< 0.001		< 0.001
Variable	Coeff.	P	Coeff.	P	Coeff.	P	Coeff.	P
Age	0.003	< 0.05	0.003	NS	0.004	< 0.001	0.004	< 0.01
Sex	0.011	NS	0.048	NS	0.041	NS	0.037	NS
SBP	0.002	< 0.05	0.0004	NS	0.001	NS	0.002	0.07
LDLmax	0.001	< 0.05	0.0004	NS	0.001	< 0.01	0.001	< 0.05
BMI	0.002	NS	−0.0001	NS	0.005	NS	0.003	NS
Smoking	0.047	NS	0.041	NS	0.026	NS	0.058	< 0.05

SBP — systolic blood pressure; LDLmax — maximum value of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (before treatment); BMI — body mass index; RIMT — right carotid artery IMT; LIMT — left carotid artery IMT; meanpIMT — mean proximal IMT, maxpIMT — maximum proximal IMT; meandIMT — mean distal IMT; maxdIMT — maximum distal IMT; NS — non significant