Table 5 Univariate logistic regression of factors associated with carotid plaque in RA patients and controls

variable

odds ratio

ROC

p value

odds ratio

ROC

p value

age

1.22 (1.04–1.42)

0.79

0.013

1.11 (1.01–1.22)

0.68

0.034

IMT

2.79 (1.32–5.91)

0.78

0.008

1.34 (0.77–2.36)

0.59

0.300

VCAM

1.02 (1.01–1.04)

0.77

0.007

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.62

0.375

SBP

1.05 (1.01–1.10)

0.76

0.014

1.04 (0.99–1.08)

0.61

0.063

smoking

1.09 (1.02–1.17)

0.74

0.010

1.05 (0.99–1.11)

0.61

0.109

IL-6

1.74 (0.88–3.43)

0.71

0.110

0.97 (0.91–1.04)

0.52

0.449

E-selectin

1.02 (1.00–1.04)

0.71

0.055

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.49

0.809

8-IP

3.83 (0.86–17.0)

0.69

0.077

1.01 (0.49–2.08)

0.48

0.972

LDL

1.76 (0.92–3.34)

0.67

0.086

1.34 (0.68–2.66)

0.56

0.394

adiponectin

1.27 (0.98–1.65)

0.66

0.066

1.08 (0.88–1.33)

0.62

0.436

insulin

1.17 (0.98–1.40)

0.63

0.088

1.00 (0.91–1.10)

0.50

0.980

selenium

0.98 (0.93–1.03)

0.61

0.365

0.98 (0.94–1.02)

0.58

0.296

BMI

1.05 (0.96–1.15)

0.58

0.319

0.95 (0.85–1.07)

0.54

0.431

CRP

1.07 (0.93–1.23)

0.56

0.358

1.00 (0.96–1.05)

0.53

0.884