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Table 5 Binary linear regression analyses taking carotid plaque as dependent variable

From: Subclinical atherosclerosis burden in non-diabetic hypertensives treated in primary care center: the IMTABI study

Factor

OR (95% confidence interval)

Smoking (past or present vs never)

3.805 (1.67–8.65)

Age (by year)

1.088 (1.041–1.136)

  1. Variables not included in the equation: duration of hypertension, creatinine, uric acid, sex, prediabetes status, metabolic syndrome, neutrophils, platelets, glycemia, uric acid, non-HDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein B48, microalbuminuria, hsCRP, LIPC genotype (AA plus GA vs GG) and apolipoprotein E genotype (E3/3 vs no E3/3)