Correlation between coronary artery disease severity, left ventricular mass index and carotid intima media thickness, assessed by radio-frequency

Table 3 Multivariate regression analysis of common carotid artery intima-media thickness evaluated by radio-frequencies [model 1: R² = 0.89; model 2: R: 0.88]

Model 1	Coefficient of regression ± SE	p
Age	0.001 ± 0.001	0.202
Male gender	-0.007 ± 0.028	0.813
Diabetes	0.012 ± 0.028	0.655
Dyslipidaemia	0.049 ± 0.025	0.050
Hypertension	0.039 ± 0.03	0.206
Smoking habits	0.006 ± 0.033	0.844
End-diastolic diameter	-0.006 ± 0.005	0.190
End-systolic diameter	0.003 ± 0.003	0.249
Interventricular septum	-0.003 ± 0.015	0.848
Posterior wall	-0.02 ± 0.017	0.244
LV mass index	0.011 ± 0.001	< 0.0001
LV ejection fraction	0.001 ± 0.002	0.432
Number of stenosed coronary arteries	0.173 ± 0.034	< 0.0001
Model 2
Dyslipidaemia	0.057 ± 0.023	0.017
Number of stenosed coronary arteries	0.01 ± 0.001	0.000
Number of stenosed coronary arteries	0.174 ± 0.028	< 0.0001

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