Table 2 Univariate analysis for the presence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques

Diabetes

 LADA

1

 Type 1 diabetes

0.482 (0.254–0.916)

 Type 2 diabetes

0.486 (0.267–0.884)

Diabetic retinopathy

1.954 (1.195–3.196)

Male sex

1.275 (0.844–1.926)

Dyslipidemia

1.808 (1.192–2.747)

Hypertension

2.639 (1.721–4.032)

Smoker/former smoker

1.464 (0.868–2.469)

Diabetes duration (tertiles)

 ≤5 years

1

 6–11 years

1.360 (0.779–2.375)

 ≥12 years

1.875 (1.140–3.084)

Age (tertiles)

 ≤52 years

1

 53–63 years

2.267 (1.371–3.748)

 ≥64 years

3.707 (2.177–6.313)