Carotid Intima Media Thickness Is Independently Associated with Male Gender, Middle Age, and IGF-1 in Metabolically Healthy Obese Individuals

Table 4

Regression analysis of clinical and laboratory variables on CIMT among MHO subjects.

Characteristics	MHO (n = 75)
	β	P
Age (years)	0.62	<0.001*
Sex (male)	0.08	0.001*
SBP (mmHg)	0.15	0.21
BMI (kg/m²)	0.12	0.46
WC (cm)	0.39	<0.001*
HOMA-IR	0.03	0.38
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	0.02	0.79
LDL-C (mg/dL)	0.02	0.63
IGF-1 (ng/mL)	−0.07	0.04*

CIMT: carotid intima media thickness, MHO: metabolically healthy obese, BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, SBP: systolic blood pressure, HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1. *P is significant if <0.05.