Table 3 Logistic regression analysis for the presence of carotid plaque based on the presence of cardiovascular disease risk factors.

From: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Carotid Plaque Among Middle-aged and Elderly Adults in Rural Tianjin, China

Risk factors

Reference

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

p

Age

1.07 (1.05, 1.08)

<0.001

Gender:

 Men

Women

1.69 (1.35, 2.11)

<0.001

 Education

1.01 (0.98, 1.03)

0.623

 Hypertension

Non-hypertension

1.41 (1.16, 1.71)

<0.001

 Diabetes

Non-diabetes

1.47 (1.17, 1.86)

0.001

BMI:

 Overweight

Normal weight

0.88 (0.72, 1.07)

0.186

 Obesity

Normal weight

0.88 (0.70, 1.12)

0.309

Smoking status:

 Ever smoking

Never smoking

0.86 (0.58, 1.29)

0.475

 Current smoking

Never smoking

1.45 (1.11, 1.88)

0.006

Alcohol drinking status:

 Ever drinking

Never drinking

1.25 (0.59, 2.68)

0.560

 Current drinking (L1)

Never drinking

0.64 (0.41, 0.99)

0.048

 Current drinking (L2)

Never drinking

0.57 (0.35, 0.94)

0.026

 Current drinking (L3)

Never drinking

0.72 (0.42, 1.24)

0.239

 Current drinking (L4)

Never drinking

0.80 (0.51, 1.25)

0.324

High TC

Normal TC

0.77 (0.55, 1.08)

0.130

High TG

Normal TG

1.01 (0.82, 1.25)

0.910

Low HDL-C

Normal HDL-C

0.90 (0.70, 1.14)

0.365

High LDL-C

Normal LDL-C

3.92 (2.70, 5.69)

<0.001

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval;
  2. L1, amount of alcohol consumption per week <300 g; L2, amount of alcohol consumption per week 300–500 g; L3, amount of alcohol consumption per week 501–750 gram; L4, amount of alcohol consumption per week >750 g.
  3. TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.