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Table 2 Backward multivariable linear regression of (log) TAC for each sex

From: Systemic arteriosclerosis is associated with left ventricular remodeling but not atherosclerosis: a TASCFORCE study

 

Men

Women

B (95% CI)

p

B (95% CI)

p

Age (years)

−0.001 (− 0.002- -0.000)

0.004

− 0.001 (− 0.002- -0.001)

< 0.001

Heart rate (bpm)

− 0.003 (− 0.003 - − 0.002)

< 0.001

-0.002 (− 0.002 - -0.001)

< 0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

−0.008 (− 0.009- − 0.008)

< 0.001

-0.008 (− 0.009- -0.008)

< 0.001

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

0.009 (0.008–0.010)

< 0.001

0.009 (0.008–0.009)

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

0.001 (− 0.002–0.001)

0.62

−0.001 (− 0.002–0.000)

0.028

LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)

− 0.007 (− 0.014–0.000)

0.047

−0.005 (− 0.010–0.001)

0.078

HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.016 (− 0.002–0.033)

0.077

0.000 (− 0.12–0.12)

0.95

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

−0.002 (− 0.009–0.006)

0.67

−0.009 (− 0.016 - -0.002)

0.011

Smoking status

0.001 (−0.010–0.013)

0.80

0.005 (− 0.004–0.013)

0.29

Pack years

0.000 (−0.001–0.00)

0.56

− 0.001 (− 0.001–0.00)

0.011

Family history of CVD

− 0.009 (− 0.023–0.005)

0.23

0.005 (− 0.005–0.015)

0.36

SIMD

−0.003 (− 0.005- − 0.001)

0.016

0.001 (− 0.001–0.003)

0.40

SAS

−0.001 (− 0.004–0.002)

0.62

0.000 (− 0.002–0.002)

0.78

Model R2

0.67

< 0.001

0.67

< 0.001

  1. BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, CVD cardiovascular disease, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein, SAS standardised atheroma score, SIMD Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
  2. P-values < 0.05 highlighted in bold