Association between high cystatin C levels and carotid atherosclerosis

Table 4 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for variables associated with an maximum carotid plaque thickness of ≥ 2 mm

Variables	Univariate		Multivariate1
	Odds ratio	95%CI	Odds ratio	95%CI
Cystatin C	5.31	2.27-12.39	2.92	1.13-7.99
Diabetes mellitus	3.13	1.33-7.37	1.82	0.70-4.86
Hypertension	2.59	1.26-5.36	1.56	0.69-3.53
Dyslipidemia	0.97	0.48-1.97
Current smoking	0.91	0.36-2.30
Alcohol consumers	0.61	0.29-1.25
Exercise habits	0.67	0.31-1.45
Visceral fat area ≥ 100 cm2	1.31	0.62-2.78
AICc2			158
3R2			0.16

¹Adjusted for age and sex;

²Akaike‘s Information Criterion;

³Coefficient of determination.