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Table 3 Multiple logistic regression models for the association of Hb quartiles to the risk of carotid plaque

From: Association of serum hemoglobin level with the risk of carotid plaque beyond metabolic abnormalities among asymptomatic adults without major adverse clinical events: a cross-sectional cohort study

 

Carotid plaque

 

OR (95% CI)

p value

Model 1

  

I

1

II

0.762 (0.599–0.969)

0.026

III

0.814 (0.629–1.053)

0.117

IV

0.957 (0.707–1.296)

0.779

Model 2

  

I

1

II

0.726 (0.569–0.928)

0.010

III

0.745 (0.572–0.972)

0.030

IV

0.832 (0.607–1.142)

0.255

Model 3

  

I

1

II

0.747 (0.586–0.951)

0.018

III

0.772 (0.595–1.003)

0.053

IV

0.901 (0.662–1.225)

0.505

  1. BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; Hb, hemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; OR, odds ratio
  2. Model 1: adjusted for age and sex
  3. Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, waist circumference, and the level of triglyceride, HDL-C, and fasting glucose
  4. Model 3: adjusted for age, sex, MetS, the level of creatinine, and smoking