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Table 3 Linear regression models to predict the carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and carotid plaque score (cPS) and logistic regression models to predict thickened carotid intima media and a high cPS

From: Value of the arterial stiffness index and ankle brachial index in subclinical atherosclerosis screening in healthy community-dwelling individuals

Variable

Log cIMT

cPS

cIMT ≥0.74

cPS > 2

B

p

B

p

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Age

0.006

< 0.001

0.104

< 0.001

1.13

1.08~1.19

1.12

1.07~1.16

Gender (male)

−0.005

0.823

0.412

0.283

–

–

–

–

WC

0.002

0.015

−0.012

0.549

1.04

1.00~1.09

–

–

DM

0.032

0.312

0.897

0.136

–

–

–

–

HTN

−0.0050

0.807

1.12

0.008

–

–

2.57

1.26~5.24

SMK

0.007

0.750

–

–

–

–

–

–

Stressed

−0.016

0.412

–

–

–

–

–

–

SBP

0.001

0.005

0.014

0.146

1.02

0.99~1.04

–

–

Pulse

−0.001

0.118

−0.013

0.435

–

–

–

–

CRP

0.034

0.001

–

–

1.39

0.75~2.58

–

–

  1. WC waist circumference, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, SMK smoking, Stressed having high stress, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, CRP C-reactive protein, − means not included in the model, B Beta coefficient, p p value, OR Odds Ratio. Statistically significant Beta coefficients (p < 0.05) and Odds Ratios are in bold