Table 4 The univariate and multivariate logistic analysis of CHD by DELC combined with Lp(a).

From: Diagnostic value of the diagonal earlobe crease in combination with lipoprotein(a) in coronary heart disease

Variables

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR (95%CI)

P value

OR (95%CI)

P value

Age (years)

1.038 (1.021–1.057)

0.000

1.041 (1.020–1.061)

0.000***

Sex

(male = 1, female = 0)

1.841 (1.369–2.474)

0.000

1.967 (1.288–3.003)

0.002**

Smoking

(yes = 1, no = 0)

1.454 (1.073–1.970)

0.016

1.018 (0.664–1.561)

0.933

Hypertension

(yes = 1, no = 0)

1.630 (1.208–2.198)

0.001

1.441 (1.034–2.007)

0.013*

Diabetes Mellitus

(yes = 1, no = 0)

1.864 (1.299–2.675)

0.000

1.649 (1.113–2.445)

0.017*

Alopecia

(yes = 1, no = 0)

2.628 (1.853–3.727)

0.000

2.185 (1.508–3.167)

0.000***

TG (mmol/L)

1.192 (1.035–1.374)

0.015

1.234 (1.058–1.438)

0.007**

HDL-C (mmol/L)

0.505 (0.321–0.796)

0.003

0.688 (0.414–1.145)

0.150

DELC + Lp(a)

1.023 (1.014–1.031)

0.000

2.313 (1.613–3.316)

0.000***

  1. DELC, diagonal earlobe crease; TG, triglycerides; Lp(a), lipoprotein (a); HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.
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