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Linear regression analysis for risk factors for mean intima-media thickness of the left common carotid artery in systemic sclerosis patients and healthy controls |
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| Group (controls, patients) |
Ba |
95% confidence interval |
P value |
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| Unadjusted/crude |
0.101 |
-0.007, 0.209 |
0.067 |
| Adjustedb |
0.042 |
-0.043, 0.128 |
0.328 |
| Adjustedc |
0.030 |
-0.054, 0.114 |
0.474 |
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aB is the regression coefficient. In the adjusted models, corrections were made for the confounders bage, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol or cage, HDL cholesterol, and history of macrovascular disease; a total of 66 patients and controls were available for this analysis. | |||
Hettema et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R49 doi:10.1186/ar2408 |
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