| Mean ± SD or N (%) | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
All patients | Patients with only carotid plaques | Patients with co-existing plaques | ||
Age, years | 58.0 ± 8.5 | 57.2 ± 9.0 | 58.3 ± 8.5 | 0.703 |
Sex, male | 34 (58.6) | 4 (30.8) | 30 (66.7) | 0.021 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 25.5 ± 3.4 | 27.0 ± 3.1 | 25.0 ± 3.4 | 0.065 |
SBP, mmHg | 142.1 ± 24.7 | 141.9 ± 23.8 | 142.2 ± 25.2 | 0.970 |
DBP, mmHg | 90.2 ± 13.9 | 89.6 ± 12.5 | 90.3 ± 14.4 | 0.871 |
Hypertension | 40 (69) | 9 (69.2) | 31 (68.9) | 0.981 |
Diabetes | 21 (36.2) | 4 (30.8) | 17 (37.8) | 0.643 |
Smoking | 30 (51.7) | 5 (38.5) | 25 (55.6) | 0.277 |
Hyperlipidemia | 49 (84.5) | 8 (61.5) | 41 (91.1) | 0.009 |
Statin | 45 (77.6) | 8 (61.5) | 37 (82.2) | 0.115 |
LDL, mmol/L | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 2.6 ± 0.6 | 3.3 ± 1.2 | 0.081 |
HDL, mmol/L | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 0.759 |
TC, mmol/L | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 4.8 ± 1.0 | 0.154 |
TG, mmol/L | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 0.745 |
Stroke | 52 (89.7) | 12 (92.3) | 40 (88.9) | 0.721 |
TIA | 18 (31.0) | 4 (30.8) | 14 (31.1) | 0.981 |
Coronary heart disease | 10 (17.2) | 2 (15.4) | 8 (17.8) | 0.841 |