Table 4 Univariate- and multivariate analyses for carotid artery TBR values

Age (Continuous)

− 0.004 (− 0.017 to 0.009)

0.553

Sex (Female vs Male)

0.253 (− 0.029 to 0.535)

0.078

BMI (Continuous)

− 0.01 (− 0.053 to 0.033)

0.657

WC (Continuous)

− 0.006 (− 0.016 to 0.005)

0.318

HTN (Negative vs Positive)

0.026 (− 0.272 to 0.324)

0.862

DM (Negative vs Positive)

0.28 (− 0.026 to 0.585)

0.072

Dyslipidemia (Negative vs Positive)

0.33 (0.044 to 0.615)

0.024*

0.026 (− 0.231 to 0.283)

0.839

Current smokers (None vs Yes)

0.1 (− 0.215 to 0.416)

0.53

Statin use (None vs Yes)

0.309 (− 0.031 to 0.648)

0.074

Hypertension medication (None vs Yes)

− 0.065 (− 0.393 to 0.263)

0.694

DM medication (None vs Yes)

0.242 (− 0.08 to 0.563)

0.139

hsCRP (Continuous)

0.01 (0.003 to 0.018)

0.008*

0.004 (− 0.003 to 0.01)

0.278

Spleen SUVmax (Continuous)

0.744 (0.526 to 0.962)

< 0.001*

0.401 (0.094 to 0.707)

0.011*

BM SUVmax (Continuous)

0.438 (0.271 to 0.606)

< 0.001*

− 0.003 (− 0.252 to 0.245)

0.98

VAT SUVmax (Continuous)

1.003 (0.715– 1.291)

< 0.001*

0.611 (0.14 to 1.083)

0.012*

SAT SUVmax (Continuous)

− 1.417 (− 6.04 to 3.206)

0.544

VAT area (Continuous)

− 0.000044 (− 0.002 to 0.001)

0.954