Relative risk and 95% confidence intervals for jointed analysis of per 1 SD increase in IMT and 1 score increase in plaque score for CHD and stroke.

Model 1: adjusted for age groups (35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65–74, > = 75 years old) and gender.Model 2: Model 1 plus body mass index ( = 25 kg/m2), alcohol intake (nondrinker/regular), exercise (yes/no), marital status(single, married or divorced), education level ((Model 3: Model 2, adding baseline hypertension, diabetes, continuous HDL-C and LDL-C variables.Model 4: Model 3, adding metabolic syndrome (yes/no).