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Table 3 Characteristics of participants between groups with normal and thickened intima-media thickness

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

Characteristics

Normal (IMT ≤ 0.9 mm) (n = 285)

Thickened (IMT > 0.9 mm) (n = 26)

a p

Age (years)

47.02 ± 12.45

61.69 ± 9.28

< 0.001

Male, n (%)

100(35.1%)

11 (42.3%)

0.602

BMI (kg/m2)

23.19(20.83, 25.64)

23.93 (22.46, 26.90)

0.073

WHR

0.87 ± 0.08

0.94 ± 0.08

< 0.001

Smoking, n (%)

63(22.1%)

4(15.4%)

0.583

Drinking, n (%)

74 (26.0%)

7 (26.9%)

0.915

FPG (mmol/L)

4.80 (4.53, 5.13)

5.19 (4.76, 5.61)

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

112.00 (101.33, 127.00)

135.33 (118.83, 144.50)

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

75.69 ± 11.02

79.09 ± 10.16

0.131

TC (mmol/L)

4.73 ± 0.88

5.26 ± 1.13

0.005

TG (mmol/L)

1.02(0.80, 1.51)

1.30 (0.82, 1.85)

0.196

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.71 (2.26, 3.27)

3.15 (2.56, 3.71)

0.009

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.60 ± 0.33

1.61 ± 0.41

0.870

Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)

3.13 ± 0.88

3.65 ± 1.02

0.005

TC/HDL-C

2.92(2.51, 3.44)

3.16 (2.86, 3.60)

0.034

LDL-C/HDL-C

1.77(1.38, 2.22)

1.89 (1.75, 2.39)

0.032

ALT (IU/L)

19.00 (15.00, 28.50)

17.50 (14.75, 24.00)

0.317

AST (IU/L)

22.00 (19.00, 27.50)

22.00 (19.00, 26.00)

0.902

BUN (mmol/L)

5.37 (4.31, 6.53)

5.56 (4.97, 6.94)

0.195

Cr (umol/L)

55.05 ± 14.74

59.74 ± 11.81

0.116

  1. aStudent’s t-test, Mann-Whitney U test or Chi-square test
  2. IMT Intima-media thickness, 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