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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

From: Early atherosclerosis in systemic sclerosis and its relation to disease or traditional risk factors

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

  1. 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.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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