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Table 3 Strength of the association between CV risk factor and CIMT value above the 75th percentile

From: Segment-specific association of carotid-intima-media thickness with cardiovascular risk factors – findings from the STAAB cohort study

Risk factor

Composite CIMT

CCA

Bulb

ICA

Diabetes

1.24 (0.89–1.71)

1.22 (0.87–1.70)

1.10 (0.78–1.54)

1.29 (0.91–1.80)

Dyslipidemia

1.73 (1.34–2.23)

1.28 (0.98–1.65)

1.79 (1.38–2.32)

1.43 (1.10–1.86)

Hypertension

1.86 (1.53–2.27)

1.66 (1.35–2.03)

1.75 (1.44–2.13)

1.45 (1.22–1.84)

Obesity

0.91 (0.72–1.16)

0.95 (0.74–1.21)

0.88 (0.69–1.12)

1.25 (0.98–1.60)

Smoking

1.47 (1.23–1.77)

1.30 (1.08–1.57)

1.44 (1.20–1.72)

1.01 (0.84–1.22)

  1. Data are odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) derived from multivariable regression analysis for the likelihood of having CIMT values above the 75th percentile