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Table 3 Correlates of increased cIMT in the UGANDAC cohort (n = 265)

From: Lung function and atherosclerosis: a cross-sectional study of multimorbidity in rural Uganda

Characteristic

Unadjusted

Adjusted

β (95% CI)

p value

β (95% CI)

p value

Age (per 5-year increase)

0.031 (0.023, 0.039)

 < 0.001

0.028 (0.021, 0.036)

< 0.001

Female sex

0.031 (0.007, 0.054)

0.010

0.012 (− 0.015, 0.039)

0.381

Ever smokers

− 0.003 (− 0.027, 0.020)

0.794

0.004 (− 0.018, 0.026)

0.721

Asset Index

 Poorest

Reference

   

 Poor

0.015 (− 0.012, 0.041)

0.275

0.037 (0.008, 0.065)

0.012

 Less poor

− 0.000 (− 0.028, 0.027)

0.978

0.034 (0.005, 0.064)

0.023

 Least poor

0.024 (− 0.003, 0.051)

0.087

0.050 (0.020, 0.081)

0.001

HIV positive

− 0.018 (− 0.041, 0.006)

0.142

− 0.021 (− 0.042, − 0.000)

0.050

FEV1 (per 200 mL decrease)

0.010 (0.006, 0.014)

 < 0.001

0.006 (0.002, 0.011)

0.007

  1. cIMT, carotid intima media thickness; UGANDAC, Uganda non-communicable diseases and aging cohort; HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; mL, milliliters
  2. Reference categories for categorical variables: Sex—male; Ever smokers—lifelong never smokers; Asset index—poorest quartile; HIV Serostatus—HIV negative
  3. Age and FEV1 were scaled as reported in the table and centered on median value of the cohort
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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