Variables | Carotid artery plaques | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI)a | P-value | OR (95% CI)b | P-value | OR (95% CI)c | P-value | |
NT-proBNP | ||||||
 Continuous (per 1 SD increase) | 1.76(1.42–2.17) |  < 0.001 | 1.38(1.14–1.68) | 0.001 | 1.37(1.01–1.85) | 0.043 |
  < 56 | Reference |  | Reference |  | Reference |  |
 [56–480] | 1.53(1.30–1.81) |  < 0.001 | 1.10(0.92–1.32) | 0.297 | 1.03(0.83–1.29) | 0.775 |
  > 480 | 2.50(2.08–3.01) |  < 0.001 | 1.58(1.29–1.92) |  < 0.001 | 1.67(1.26–2.22) |  < 0.001 |
 Ptrend |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |