Table 4

Linear regression analysis unadjusted and adjusted for risk factors for maximum intima-media thickness of the left common carotid artery in systemic sclerosis patients and healthy controls

Group (controls, patients)
Ba
95% confidence interval
P value

Unadjusted/crude
0.101
-0.017, 0.219
0.093
Adjustedb
0.028
-0.071, 0.127
0.577
Adjustedc
0.022
-0.081, 0.126
0.668

aB is the regression coefficient. In the adjusted models, corrections were made for the confounders bage, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and gender 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