Table 3.
Association of Clinical Variables With Annualized Total PVC and Plaque Progression
| Annualized Total PVC |
Plaque Progression |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95% CI) | SE | P Value | OR (95% CI) | P Value | |
| Age, per 1-y increase | 0.448 (0.277 to 0.620) | 0.087 | <0.001 | 1.031 (1.014 to 1.048) | <0.001 |
| Male | 2.523 (−0.847 to 5.894) | 1.717 | 0.142 | 1.513 (1.102 to 2.077) | 0.010 |
| Hypertension | 8.217 (4.846 to 11.588) | 1.717 | <0.001 | 1.778 (1.302 to 2.457) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 6.691 (2.530 to 10.851) | 2.120 | 0.002 | 1.557 (1.021 to 2.374) | 0.040 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 1.235 (−2.370 to 4.839) | 1.836 | 0.502 | 1.501 (1.056 to 2.134) | 0.024 |
| Overweight or obesity | 4.081 (0.652 to 7.511) | 1.747 | 0.020 | 1.470 (1.064 to 2.033) | 0.020 |
| Current smoking | 4.472 (−0.023 to 8.967) | 2.290 | 0.051 | 1.143 (0.743 to 1.757) | 0.544 |
| Creatinine, per 1 mg/dL increase | 4.263 (1.714 to 6.811) | 1.298 | 0.001 | 1.269 (0.788 to 2.043) | 0.328 |
| Hemoglobin, per 1 g/dL increase | 0.644 (−0.371 to 1.658) | 0.517 | 0.213 | 1.109 (1.012 to 1.215) | 0.027 |
| Δ Hemoglobin, per 1 g/dL increase | −2.173 (−3.459 to −0.887) | 0.655 | 0.001 | 0.868 (0.770 to 0.978) | 0.020 |
| Baseline total plaque volume, per-1 mm3 increase | 0.073 (0.064 to 0.082) | 0.005 | <0.001 | 1.010 (1.007 to 1.012) | <0.001 |
Δ hemoglobin = hemoglobin level changes; PVC = plaque volume changes.