Table 2 Spearman correlations between carotid atherosclerosis and risk factors for atherosclerosis in both genders

ApoB/apoAΙ

0.079

0.002

0.181

<0.001

Non-HDL-C/HDL-C

0.067

0.01

0.2

<0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

0.017

0.508

−0.151

0.004

LDL-C (mmol/L)

0.052

0.044

0.181

<0.001

TC (mmol/L)

0.07

0.007

0.141

0.006

ApoB (g/L)

0.103

<0.001

0.162

0.002

ApoAΙ (g/L)

0.018

0.485

−0.06

0.25

HOMA-IR

−0.082

0.002

0.102

0.05

CRP (mg/L)

−0.017

0.514

−0.069

0.187

Current smoker

−0.014

0.59

−0.033

0.527