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Table 2 Regression analysis of age and cardiovascular risk factors on carotid IMT among the women (N = 596) and men (N = 486)

From: Sex differences in the combined effect of chronic stress with impaired vascular endothelium functioning and the development of early atherosclerosis: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study

 

β

t-value

p-value

Women

   

Age

0.32

8.15

0.000***

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

0.02

0.62

0.537

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

-0.08

-1.97

0.049*

Triclycerids (mmol/l)

-0.02

-0.50

0.615

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

0.09

1.66

0.096

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

0.04

0.70

0.485

Men

   

Age

0.34

7.56

0.000***

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

0.07

1.67

0.095

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

-0.02

-0.48

0.630

Triclycerids (mmol/l)

-0.07

-1.46

0.144

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

0.01

0.14

0.889

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

0.01

0.24

0.812

  1. *< .05, ***< .001.
  2. HDL = high density lipoprotein, LDL = low density lipoprotein, BP = blood pressure.