LDL-C/HDL-C Ratio Predicts Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression Better Than HDL-C or LDL-C Alone

Table 2

Association between IMT and variables at baseline in multiple linear regression analysis adjusted for age and sex.

Variables	β	Standard error	Probability
Systolic blood pressure	0.00158	0.0002	<0.01
Diastolic blood pressure	0.00145	0.0003	<0.01
Body mass index	0.00444	0.0013	0.01
Waist	0.00119	0.0005	0.01
Total cholesterol	0.00028	0.0001	0.02
HDL-C	−0.00127	0.0003	<0.01
LDL-C	0.00053	0.0001	<0.01
Triglycerides*	0.00006	0.0001	0.23
Non-HDL-C	0.00049	0.0001	<0.01
LDL-C/HDL-C ratio	0.02930	0.0048	<0.01
Total cholesterol/HDL-C	0.02083	0.0037	<0.01
ratio
Triglycerides/HDL-C ratio*	0.02034	0.0062	<0.01
Triglycerides/LDL-C ratio*	0.00237	0.0078	0.76
Free fatty acid	0.00313	0.0075	0.68
RLP-C	0.01832	0.0073	0.01
HbA1c	0.01688	0.0052	<0.01
Smoking	0.00632	0.0120	0.60
Alcohol intake	−0.02119	0.0114	0.06

^∗Log-transformed were used for triglycerides, triglyceride/HDL-C ratio, triglyceride/LDL-C ratio, free fatty acid, and RLP-C concentration. HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; RLP-C: remnant-like particle cholesterol.