Risk Factor | Presence of Carotid Plaques, n/N | Adjusted OR by Category of SUA, mg/dl | p for Linear Trend | p for Interaction | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<5 | 5 to < 6 | 6 to < 6.8 | ≥ 6.8 | ||||
Hypertension* | |||||||
Absent | 343/1468 | 1.0 | 1.34 | 1.41 | 2.04 | 0.008 | 0.2 |
Present | 337/778 | 1.0 | 1.23 | 2.06 | 1.52 | 0.09 | |
Renal insufficiency | |||||||
Absent | 585/2074 | 1.0 | 1.36 | 1.61 | 1.68 | 0.01 | 0.6 |
Present | 95/172 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.79 | 3.04 | 0.02 | |
Diabetes | |||||||
Absent | 571/2023 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 0.04 | 0.5 |
Present | 109/223 | 1.0 | 1.72 | 1.40 | 3.43 | 0.009 | |
Age | |||||||
< 55 yrs | 143/1180 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 1.31 | 1.82 | 0.03 | 0.3 |
≥ 55 yrs | 537/1066 | 1.0 | 1.42 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 0.03 | |
BMI | |||||||
< 30 kg/m2 | 513/1663 | 1.0 | 1.34 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 0.02 | 0.8 |
≥ 30 kg/m2 | 167/583 | 1.0 | 1.36 | 1.73 | 2.06 | 0.05 |
↵* Additionally adjusted for mean arterial pressure. BMI: body mass index.