Table 3 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for atherosclerosis by circulating CD34-positive cell levels
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GTP) | p values | Log γ-GTP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 (low) | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 (high) | |||
Low CD34-positive cell | ||||||
No. at risk | 78 | 74 | 52 | 76 | ||
No. of cases (percentage) | 15 (19.2) | 13 (17.6) | 11 (21.2) | 8 (10.5) | ||
Age-adjusted ORs | 1 | 0.90 (0.40, 2.04) | 1.13 (0.47, 2.70) | 0.50 (0.20, 1.26) | 0.218 | 0.79 (0.48, 1.30) |
Multivariable ORs | 1 | 0.99 (0.41, 2.38) | 1.18 (0.47, 3.01) | 0.61 (0.21, 1.81) | 0.520 | 0.92 (0.51, 1.68) |
High CD34-positive cell | ||||||
No. at risk | 60 | 68 | 89 | 65 | ||
No. of cases (percentage) | 6 (10.0) | 8 (11.8) | 12 (13.5) | 16 (24.6) | ||
Age-adjusted ORs | 1 | 1.12 (0.36, 3.44) | 1.34 (0.47, 3.81) | 2.91 (1.05, 8.05) | 0.026 | 1.87 (1.17, 2.99) |
Multivariable ORs | 1 | 1.52 (0.46, 4.97) | 1.77 (0.58, 5.41) | 4.28 (1.34, 13.63) | 0.013 | 2.26 (1.32, 3.86) |