Table 3 The independent effects of ideal cardiovascular health metrics on cIMT(in mm).

From: Association of ideal cardiovascular health with carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in a young adult population

Variables

Model I

Model II

Beta (SE)

P value

Beta (SE)

P value

Men

Ideal blood pressure

− 0.022 (0.007)

0.004

− 0.021 (0.007)

0.005

Ideal total cholesterol

− 0.006 (0.008)

0.511

− 0.006 (0.008)

0.481

Ideal FPG

− 0.018 (0.012)

0.132

− 0.018 (0.012)

0.135

Nonsmoking

− 0.006 (0.007)

0.467

− 0.005 (0.007)

0.484

Ideal BMI

− 0.009 (0.007)

0.249

− 0.009 (0.007)

0.262

Ideal diet

0.012 (0.029)

0.695

0.011 (0.029)

0.707

Ideal physical activity

− 0.014 (0.007)

0.067

− 0.015 (0.007)

0.052

CVH Score

− 0.009 (0.003)

0.002

− 0.009 (0.003)

0.002

Women

Ideal blood pressure

− 0.032 (0.008)

< 0.001

− 0.032 (0.008)

< 0.001

Ideal total cholesterol

0.009(0.010)

0.367

0.010 (0.010)

0.355

Ideal FPG

− 0.028 (0.017)

0.108

− 0.028 (0.017)

0.111

Nonsmoking

0.008 (0.011)

0.457

0.008 (0.011)

0.454

Ideal BMI

− 0.030 (0.007)

< 0.001

− 0.030 (0.007)

< 0.001

Ideal diet

0.044 (0.028)

0.118

0.044 (0.028)

0.120

Ideal physical activity

− 0.001 (0.007)

0.842

− 0.001 (0.007)

0.847

CVH Score

− 0.011 (0.003)

0.002

− 0.011 (0.007)

0.002

  1. BMI body mass index, CVH cardiovascular health, CVD cardiovascular disease, FPG fasting plasma glucose, SE standard error.
  2. Model I adjusted for age (years).
  3. Model II adjusted for age (year), family history of premature CVD (references: No), and Educational level (references: > 12 years).
  4. Significant values are in bold.
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