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Table 4 Risk ratio estimation of mean BMI and BMI trajectories (“normal”, “overweight” and “obese”) with indices of carotid stiffness and atherosclerosis estimated by logistic regression

From: Long-term trajectories of BMI predict carotid stiffness and plaque volume in type 2 diabetes older adults: a cohort study

Dependent variable

OR

CI

p-value

 Distensibility coefficienta

  Mean BMI

1.080

[1.011, 1.153]

0.022

  Normal weight

CG

  

  Overweight

1.083

[0.565, 2.047]

0.810

  Obese

2.790

[1.087, 7.158]

0.033

 Elastography strain ratio

  Mean BMI

1.035

[0.972, 1.103]

0.278

  Normal weight

CG

  

  Overweight

1.138

[0.630, 2.065]

0.668

  Obese

1.965

[0.801, 4.818]

0.140

 cIMT

  Mean BMI

1.126

[1.051, 1.206]

0.001

  Normal weight

CG

  

  Overweight

2.294

[1.264, 4.164]

0.006

  Obese

5.277

[2.013, 13.838]

0.001

 Carotid plaque volume

  Mean BMI

0.995

[0.941, 1.052]

0.866

  Normal weight

CG

  

  Overweight

2.205

[0.967, 5.027]

0.060

  Obese

8.456

[1.559, 45.863]

0.013

  1. Models were adjusted to age, gender, diabetes parameters (years of diabetes, medication and HbA1c), CRP, blood lipids, blood pressure, eGFR and smoking status
  2. aDistensibility was not adjusted to blood pressure