The Correlation of Dyslipidemia with the Extent of Coronary Artery Disease in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Table 4
Adjusted prevalence ratio of multivessel CAC as a function of lipid groups.
Adjusted PR (95% CI)
Lipid group
Normolipidemia
Ref group
Combined hyperlipidemia
1.41 (1.06–1.87)
Hypercholesterolemia
1.55 (1.26–1.92)
Metabolic syndrome dyslipidemia
1.28 (1.09–1.51)
Low HD-c
1.20 (1.02–1.40)
Hypertriglyceridemia
1.05 (0.83–1.33)
Age (years)
1.05 (1.05–1.06)
Male sex
1.71 (1.49–1.96)
Race
White
Ref group
Asian
1.23 (1.04–1.45)
Black
1.11 (0.88–1.39)
Hispanic
0.89 (0.74–1.07)
High school education
1.05 (0.89–1.23)
Current smoker
1.32 (1.12–1.55)
Hypertension
1.19 (1.05–1.34)
Waist circumference (cm)
1.01 (1.0004–1.010757)
Serum glucose level (mg/dL)
0.99 (0.99–1.00)
Serum insulin level (mu/L)
1.00 (0.99–1.01)
Serum CRP level (mg/L)
1.00 (0.99–1.01)
Serum creatine level (mg/dL)
0.96 (0.74–1.24)
Agatston’s calcium score
1.00 (1.0004–1.0005)
Final model adjusting for age, gender, race, high school education, smoking, hypertension, waist circumference, serum glucose level, serum insulin, serum CRP level, and Agatston’s calcium score. All variables are adjusted simultaneously. Significant at .
