Figure 1.

Associations between intima-media thickness (IMT) and categories of impaired glucose metabolism upon incremental adjustment for covariates (regression coefficients with their standard errors). Panel A: impaired fasting glucose/impaired glucose tolerance (IFG/IGT); Panel B: diabetes (DM). * p: 0.05–0.09. ** p < 0.05. All associations between impaired fasting glucose/normal glucose tolerance (IFG/NGT) and IMT were statistically not significant and are thus not shown. None: no adjustment; RF: major risk factors (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, smoking); BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; I: serum fasting insulin.