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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis with vascular structure as dependent variable and markers of dysglycemia as independent variable

From: Association between markers of glycemia and carotid intima-media thickness: the MARK study

Dependent variable:

OR

CI 95 %

p value

With and without TOD of cartic Modelo 1

 FPG (mg/dL)

1.012

1.005 to 1.020

0.001

 Average PG (mg/dL)

1.012

1.005 to 1.020

0.001

 HbA1c (%)

1.492

1.189 to 1.872

0.001

 Altered glucose metabolism

2.153

1.217 to 3.629

0.004

With and without TOD of carotic Modelo 2

 FPG (mg/dL)

1.013

1.001 to 1.025

0.039

 Average PG (mg/dL)

1.010

1.001 to 1.019

0.010

 HbA1c (%)

1.425

1.026 to 1.980

0.034

 Altered glucose metabolism*

1.920

1.079 to 3.415

0.026

  1. Dependent variable: target organ damage of carotid
  2. Indepedent variable: fasting glucose (mg/dL), average postprandial glycemia (mg/dL) and HbA1c (%)
  3. Adjusted by: Model 1: age and gender
  4. Modelo 2: age, gender, heart rate, smoker, body mass index, no HDL-Cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, antihypertensive drugs, lipid lowering drugs, antidiabetic drugs alcohol drinking (gr/week), METs/hour/week
  5. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, TOD target organ damage, FPG fasting plasma glucose, PG postprandial glucose, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin
  6. TOD = Plaque or carotid IMT >0.90 mm (n = 77)
  7. *Altered glucose metabolism including diabetes and prediabetes subjects (n = 196)