Association between tongue pressure and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in relation to platelet levels in hypertensive elderly men: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for subclinical carotid atherosclerosis

	Tongue pressure			p for trend	1 SD increment in tongue pressure
	T1 (low)	T2	T3 (high)	p for trend	1 SD increment in tongue pressure
Total subjects
No. at risk	113	115	114
No. of cases (percentage)	42 (37.2)	33 (28.7)	24 (21.1)
Crude ORs	1	0.68 (0.39, 1.19)	0.45 (0.25, 0.81)	0.008	0.78 (0.61, 0.98)
Age-adjusted ORs	1	0.78 (0.44, 1.38)	0.60 (0.32, 1.13)	0.110	0.88 (0.68, 1.13)
Multivariable ORs	1	0.71 (0.39, 1.30)	0.57 (0.30, 1.11)	0.095	0.86 (0.65, 1.12)

Multivariable ORs: adjusted further for age, systolic blood pressure, antihypertensive medication use, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol intake, serum triglycerides, serum HDL-cholesterol, antilipidemic medication use, HbA1c, and eGFR. Tongue pressure level tertiles: < 28.7 kPa, 28.7–36.4 kPa, and > 36.4 kPa. Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis is defined as a carotid intima-media thickness ≥ 1.1 mm. SD standard deviation. A 1 SD increment in tongue pressure is 10.4 kPa

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