Changes in cIMT | Changes in distension | Changes in DC | Changes in CC | Changes in YEM | ||
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Crude | RC (95% CI) p value | −0.015 (−0.04 to 0.01) 0.156 | 0.015 (−0.01 to 0.03) 0.109 | 0.30 (0.71 to 1.31) 0.552 | 0.006 (−0.03 to 0.04) 0.711 | −0.61 (−1.16 to −0.05) 0.033 |
Model 1 | RC (95% CI) p value | −0.017 (−0.04 to 0.01) 0.113 | 0.010 (−0.01 to 0.03) 0.275 | 0.11 (−0.94 to 1.16) 0.833 | −0.001 (−0.04 to 0.03) 0.958 | −0.47 (−1.03 to 0.10) 0.104 |
Model 2 | RC (95% CI) p value | −0.020 (−0.04 to 0.01) 0.070 | 0.014 (−0.01 to 0.03) 0.158 | 0.34 (−0.72 to 1.39) 0.525 | 0.006 (−0.03 to 0.04) 0.750 | −0.47 (−1.06 to 0.11) 0.111 |
Model 3 | RC (95% CI) p value | −0.021 (−0.04 to 0.01) 0.073 | 0.010 (−0.01 to 0.03) 0.324 | 0.072 (−1.04 to 1.18) 0.896 | −0.002 (−0.04 to 0.04) 0.914 | 0.100 (−0.28 to 0.48) 0.597 |
Results expressed as regression coefficients (95% CI), with p values.
Model 1: Adjustment for age and gender.
Model 2: Adjustment for age, gender and total/HDL-cholesterol ratio.
Model 3: Adjustment for age, gender, total/HDL-cholesterol ratio and ASDAS.
AS, alkylosing spondylitis; ASDAS, AS disease activity score; CC, compliance coefficient; cIMT, carotid intima-media thickness; DC, distensibility coefficient; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; TNF, tumour necrosis factor; YEM, Young's elastic modulus.