Table VI.
Simple Linear Regression of Categorical Variables to Predict cMIT
| Overall Population | Patients With MS | Patients Without MS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | P Value | β | P Value | β | P Value | |
| Male gender | 0.186 | .001 | 0.251 | .001 | 0.134 | .123 |
| Smoking | 0.044 | .446 | 0.104 | .180 | 0.007 | .935 |
| Diabetes | 0.138 | .017 | 0.133 | .088 | 0.133 | .127 |
| Statin | 0.046 | .423 | 0.001 | .992 | 0.094 | .282 |
| MS components | ||||||
| Hypertension | 0.129 | .026 | 0.113 | .148 | 0.131 | .131 |
| WC | −0.060 | .296 | −0.245 | .001 | 0.011 | .898 |
| Glucose | 0.089 | .122 | 0.116 | .138 | 0.022 | .802 |
| Triglycerides | 0.065 | .260 | 0.119 | .128 | −0.110 | .205 |
| HDL cholesterol | 0.109 | .058 | 0.098 | .209 | 0.089 | .304 |
Abbreviations: cIMT, carotid intima‐media thickness; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; MS, metabolic syndrome; WC, waist circumference.