Table 3 Carotid intima-media thickness values by cystatin C and albumin-to-creatinine ratio
Variables | IMT-mean (95% CI) | IMT-Maximum (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age- and sex adjusted | Multivariate adjusted1 | Multivariate adjusted2 | Age- and sex adjusted | Multivariate adjusted1 | Multivariate adjusted2 | |
Cystatin C (mg/L) | ||||||
 ≤ 0.87(1) | 997.23 (970.72, 1023.75) | 1062.43 (1015.31, 1109.56) | 1069.09 (1021.26, 1116.92) | 1569.78 (1502.88, 1636.68) | 1769.61 (1650.97, 1888.25) | 1790.81 (1670.17, 1911.46) |
 0.88–1.01(2) | 1017.43 (991.22, 1043.64) | 1076.29 (1032.18, 1120.39) | 1075.83 (1030.8, 1120.87) | 1611.26 (1545.12, 1677.39) | 1793.05 (1682.01, 1904.08) | 1797.65 (1684.04, 1911.25) |
 > 1.02(3) | 1060.18 (1033.30, 1087.05) | 1120.55 (1075.41, 1165.69) | 1112.06 (1066.09, 1158.04) | 1770.06 (1702.25, 1837.88) | 1951.67 (1838.02, 2065.31) | 1937.21 (1821.24, 2053.18) |
p value | 0.007 | 0.01 | 0.08 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.006 |
Tukey test | 3 > 1 | 3 > 1 |  | 3 > 1,2 | 3 > 1,2 | 3 > 1,2 |
ACR groups | ||||||
 Normal (1) | 1013.48 (997.47, 1029.49) | 1075.09 (1034.81, 1115.38) | 1077.27 (1036.05, 1118.50) | 1620.48 (1579.92, 1661.03) | 1808.75 (1706.94, 1910.57) | 1819.39 (1715.07, 1923.70) |
 Microalbuminuria (2) | 1081.06 (1036.77, 1125.34) | 1139.73 (1083.53, 1195.93) | 1123.70 (1066.55, 1180.84) | 1829.33 (1717.15, 1941.51) | 2005.57 (1863.53, 2147.61) | 1974.65 (1830.06, 2119.24) |
 Macroalbuminuria (3) | 1169.92 (1075.19, 1264.66) | 1227.62 (1126.64, 1328.6) | 1201.22 (1097.91, 1304.52) | 1894.1 (1654.1, 2134.1) | 2064.19 (1808.97, 2319.42) | 2013.40 (1752.02, 2274.77) |
p value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0..01 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.01 |
Tukey test | 2,3 > 1 | 2,3 > 1 | 3 > 1 | 2 > 1 | 2 > 1 | 2 > 1 |