TABLE 2.

The relationship between the level of serum uric acid and carotid plaque

Items	OR	95% CI	p value
Univariate	2.01	1.83–2.19	0.003
Model 1	1.95	1.81–2.09	0.013
Model 2	1.83	1.56–2.11	0.025
Model 3	1.76	1.34–2.18	0.023
Model 4	1.73	1.28–2.18	0.036

Model 1, adjusting the age; Model 2, adjusting additional adjustments for smoking, drinking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and the drug history of statin, antihypertensive medication, antidiabetic medication, and HRT; Model 3, additional adjustments for TC, TG, LDL‐C, and HDL‐C; Model 4, additional adjustments for BMI.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.