Table 4 The independent effects of ideal cardiovascular health metrics on cIMT (95 percentile).

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

Variables

Model I

Model II

OR (CI)

P value

OR (CI)

P value

Men

Ideal blood pressure

0.32 (0.16–0.66)

0.002

0.32 (0.15–0.65)

0.002

Ideal total cholesterol

0.54 (0.27–1.09)

0.089

0.55 (0.27–1.11)

0.099

Ideal FPG

0.74 (0.27–1.98)

0.552

0.73 (0.27–1.95)

0.530

Nonsmoking

1.45 (0.70–3.01)

0.311

1.45 (0.70–3.01)

0.315

Ideal BMI

0.74 (0.33–1.51)

0.382

0.70 (0.33–1.5)

0.367

Ideal diet

–

–

–

–

Ideal physical activity

0.35 (0.16–0.76)

0.008

0.35 (0.16–0.76)

0.008

CVH score

0.66 (0.51–0.86)

0.002

0.66 (0.51–0.86)

0.002

Women

Ideal blood pressure

0.31 (0.16–0.59)

< 0.001

0.30 (0.16–0.58)

< 0.001

Ideal total cholesterol

2.19 (0.66–7.28)

0.197

2.22 (0.67–7.36)

0.191

Ideal FPG

0.41 (0.13–1.25)

0.120

0.40 (0.13–1.23)

0.111

Nonsmoking

1.84 (0.55–6.12)

0.316

1.87 (0.56–6.20)

0.307

Ideal BMI

0.34 (0.17–0.69)

0.003

0.33 (0.16–0.67)

0.003

Ideal diet

3.39 (0.69–16.5)

0.131

3.41 (0.69–16.7)

0.130

Ideal physical activity

1.02 (0.54–1.90)

0.950

1.02 (0.55–1.92)

0.930

CVH score

0.70 (0.53–0.94)

0.020

0.70 (0.52–0.94)

0.019

  1. BMI body mass index, CVH cardiovascular health, CVD cardiovascular disease, FPG fasting plasma glucose, CI confidence interval.
  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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