Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Levels Are Associated with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Table 4

Multiple linear regression analysis: independent influence factors of carotid artery IMT.

Independent; factors	Unstandardized coefficient		t	value	Standardized; coefficients; Beta
	β	Std. error
HbA1c	0.06	0.010	5.42	0.000	0.27
Age	−0.01	0.001	7.84	0.000	0.36
25(OH)D3	0.01	0.002	−3.93	0.000	−0.20
Calcium	−0.39	0.123	−3.20	0.002	−0.15
Constant	1.12	0.306	0.65	0.000	—

In this model, BMI, diabetes duration, SBP, and LDL-C were also included as covariates, but they were not independently associated with carotid IMT.