Table 2.

Associations between univariate and the risk of carotid plaques

Variables	Carotid plaques
	OR(95% CI)	β	P-value
Sex
Female	Reference
Male	2.30(2.22–2.40)	0.835	<  0.001
Age, years	1.082(1.079–1.085)	0.079	<  0.001
SBP, mmHg	1.013(1.012–1.014)	0.013	<  0.001
DBP, mmHg	0.996(0.995–0.998)	−0.004	<  0.001
HbA1c, %	1.30(1.28–1.32)	0.265	<  0.001
Smoking
No	Reference
Yes	2.33(2.24–2.43)	0.847	<  0.001
Hypertension
No	Reference
Yes	2.03(1.94–2.12)	0.707	<  0.001
Type 2 diabetes
No	Reference
Yes	1.61(1.55–1.67)	0.474	<  0.001
Current antilipidemic medication
No	Reference
Yes	0.87(0.84–0.91)	−0.138	<  0.001
Current antihypertensive medication
No	Reference
Yes	0.99(0.95–1.03)	−0.009	0.689
TC, mmol/L	0.96(0.94–0.97)	−0.043	<  0.001
TG, mmol/L	1.00(0.99–1.01)	0.000	0.974
HDL-C, mmol/L	0.58(0.55–0.62)	−0.544	<  0.001
LDL-C, mmol/L	1.08(1.06–1.10)	0.075	<  0.001
Non-HDL-C, mmol/L	1.00(0.98–1.02)	0.000	0.957
TC/HDL-C	1.12(1.10–1.14)	0.113	<  0.001
TG/HDL-C	1.03(1.02–1.04)	0.027	<  0.001
Non-HDL-C/HDL-C	1.12(1.10–1.14)	0.113	<  0.001
LDL-C/HDL-C	1.26(1.24–1.29)	0.233	<  0.001

OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, β Regression coefficient