Evaluation of Clinical Variables Associated with Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Middle-Aged Hypertensive Women

Table 2

Logistic regression model for increased carotid intima-media thickness (IMT > 0.9 mm) as dependent variable.

Variables	𝛽	Standard error	P value
HDL-cholesterol	1.126	0.051	0.019
hsCRP	0.448	0.293	0.006
Pulse pressure	0.917	0.046	0.049

Variables included in the initial model: age, menopause, metabolic syndrome, systolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, HDL (high density lipoprotein)-cholesterol, and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP).