Relations of lipid parameters, other variables with carotid intima-media thickness and plaque in the general Chinese adults: an observational study

Table 2 Characteristics of participants between groups with and without carotid plaque

Characteristics	Plaque (+) (n = 49)	Plaque (−) (n = 262)	^a p
Age (years)	61.90 ± 10.11	45.69 ± 11.67	< 0.001
Male, n (%)	25 (51.0)	86 (32.8)	0.015
BMI (kg/m²)	23.67(21.10, 26.57)	23.18 (20.90, 25.57)	0.408
WHR	0.93 ± 0.10	0.87 ± 0.08	< 0.001
Smoking, n (%)	16 (32.7%)	51 (19.5%)	0.039
Drinking, n (%)	13 (26.5%)	68 (26.0%)	0.933
FPG (mmol/L)	4.92 (4.57, 5.34)	4.81 (4.53, 5.15)	0.224
SBP (mmHg)	130.00 (115.67, 153.50)	111.33 (101.00, 125.25)	< 0.001
DBP (mmHg)	81.73 ± 10.74	74.90 ± 10.71	< 0.001
TC (mmol/L)	5.28 ± 1.14	4.68 ± 0.83	< 0.001
TG (mmol/L)	1.13 (0.82, 1.52)	1.01 (0.79, 1.55)	0.369
LDL-C (mmol/L)	3.07 (2.52, 3.86)	2.67 (2.23, 3.24)	0.002
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.69 ± 0.40	1.58 ± 0.33	0.041
Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)	3.59 ± 1.14	3.10 ± 0.83	0.006
TC/HDL-C	3.17 (2.70, 3.86)	2.90 (2.53, 3.41)	0.065
LDL-C/HDL-C	1.97 (1.52, 2.43)	1.77 (1.40, 2.16)	0.059
ALT (IU/L)	18.00 (14.00, 23.00)	19.00 (15.00, 30.25)	0.173
AST (IU/L)	23.00 (19.50, 28.00)	22.00 (18.00, 27.00)	0.412
BUN (mmol/L)	5.60 (4.88, 6.82)	5.37 (4.30, 6.50)	0.118
Cr (umol/L)	60.72 ± 17.56	54.45 ± 13.75	0.006
IMT (mm)	0.80 (0.70, 0.90)	0.60 (0.60, 0.70)	< 0.001

^aStudent’s t-test, Mann-Whitney U test or Chi-square test
BMI Body mass index, WHR Waist-hip ratio, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Non-HDL-C Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, Cr Creatinine, IMT Intima-media thickness

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