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Table 4 Multiple regression analysis of plaque hardness and patient background

From: Quantitative comparison between carotid plaque hardness and histopathological findings: an observational study

Variable

Partial regression coefficient

Standard error

95% confidence interval for partial regression coefficient

P value

Lower limit

Upper limit

GSM

-0.1233

0.0314

-0.1858

-0.0607

0.0002**

Pathological calcification (0–2)

-0.9154

0.6462

-2.2040

0.3731

0.1610

Sex

1.5869

1.6650

-1.7329

4.9067

0.3438

Age

-0.0814

0.0714

-0.2238

0.0610

0.2580

Symptom

-0.2213

0.9339

-2.0835

1.6408

0.8133

HT

-1.6622

1.1439

-3.9431

0.6186

0.1506

HL

0.2996

0.8945

-1.4841

2.0832

0.7387

DM

0.5196

1.2780

-2.0287

3.0678

0.6856

Smoking status

-0.6878

1.0263

-2.7342

1.3586

0.5049

T-CHO

-0.0160

0.0123

-0.0405

0.0085

0.1962

HbA1c

0.4164

0.8414

-1.2612

2.0941

0.6222

Angio stenosis rate NASCET (%)

0.0080

0.0259

-0.0436

0.0596

0.7585

Echo luminance (hypo0 iso1 hyper2)

1.5403

0.8500

-0.1545

3.2351

0.0742

Constant term

31.3886

    
  1. **P < 0.01