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Table 4 Association between carotid atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome according to obesity

From: Obesity with metabolic abnormality is associated with the presence of carotid atherosclerosis in Korean men: a cross-sectional study

 

Increased CIMT

p value

Plaque

p value

Carotid atherosclerosis

p value

MHNW

1

 

1

–

1

–

MANW

0.74 (0.34–1.59)

0.443

0.59 (0.31–1.16)

0.127

0.70 (0.33–1.51)

0.364

MHO

1

 

1

–

1

–

MAO

1.80 (1.02–3.17)

0.041

1.66 (1.02–2.67)

0.039

1.69 (1.07–2.65)

0.023

  1. Values are expressed as odds ratio (95 % confidence interval). Data were analysed with adjusting for age, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HOMA-IR index and eGFR levels. Results in italics indicate statistical significance at the 0.05 level
  2. CIMT carotid intima-media thickness, MANW metabolically abnormal, but normal weight, MAO metabolically abnormal obese, MHO metabolically healthy, but obese, MHNW metabolically healthy normal weight
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

ISSN: 1758-5996

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