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Table 3 Backward linear regression for assessment of the association of WC with an increased CIMT women

From: The optimal WC cut-off points for the prediction of subclinical CVD as measured by carotid intima-media thickness among African adults: a cross-sectional study

Variables

CIMT 1st model

CIMT last model

Coef

p Value

Coeff

p Value

Age

0.385

 ≤ 0.001**

0.380

 ≤ 0.001**

BMI

0.998

0.997

  

WC

0.160

0.032*

0.169

0.006*

Hypertension

0.099

0.005*

0.137

 ≤ 0.001**

Glucose

0.102

0.003*

0.120

0.003*

Insulin

 − 0.453

0.025

 − 0.330

0.035*

Cholesterol

0.014

0.764

  

Triglyceride

0.022

0.371

  

LDL-C

0.045

0.569

  

Dyslipidaemia

0.019

0.681

  

R2

0.400

 

0.512

 

LR chi2(4)

54.10

 

35.16

 

Prob > chi2

 ≤ 0.001

 

 ≤ 0.001

 

Pseudo R2

0.0583

 

0.0448

 

Log likelihood

−396.35413

 

 − 408.26468

 

Likelihood-ratio test

LR chi2(1)

18.94

  
 

Prob > chi2

0.00197

  
  1. *Significant at p value ≤ 0.05, **Significant at p value ≤ 0.001
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