Variable | No Plaque (n = 65) | Stable Plaque (n = 199) | Unstable Plaque (n = 104) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)* | 59.86 ± 13.14 | 65.23 ± 9.86 | 62.75 ± 13.41 | 0.009 |
Male/Female sex | 42 (64.62)/23 (35.38) | 123 (61.81)/76 (38.19) | 51 (49.04)/53 (50.96) | 0.057 |
BMI (kg/m2)* | 23.78 ± 3.20 | 23.47 ± 2.71 | 23.54 ± 2.74 | 0.741 |
IMT (mm)* | 1.07 ± 0.10 | 1.06 ± 0.09 | 1.18 ± 0.10 | <  0.0001 |
Hypertension | 48 (73.84) | 142 (71.36) | 76 (73.08) | 0.906 |
Diabetes | 14 (24.54) | 55 (27.64) | 28 (26.92) | 0.617 |
Smoker | 20 (30.77) | 64 (32.16) | 25 (24.04) | 0.331 |
Drinker | 13 (20.00) | 56 (28.14) | 26 (25.00) | 0.417 |
Glucose (mmol/L)* | 6.54 ± 2.08 | 6.73 ± 2.48 | 6.79 ± 1.97 | 0.210 |
TC (mmol/L)* | 3.49 ± 0.71 | 3.82 ± 0.92 | 4.12 ± 0.93 | <  0.0001 |
TG (mmol/L)* | 1.35 ± 0.76 | 1.44 ± 1.33 | 1.43 ± 0.65 | 0.050 |
LDL-C (mmol/L)* | 1.89 ± 0.48 | 2.19 ± 0.63 | 2.44 ± 0.70 | <  0.0001 |
sdLDL-C (mg/dl)* | 14.78 ± 10.64 | 21.30 ± 18.15 | 36.50 ± 23.56 | < 0.0001 |
HDL-C (mg/dl)* | 40.52 ± 12.95 | 43.16 ± 13.07 | 40.39 ± 11.63 | 0.234 |
Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)* | 28.07 ± 37.70 | 23.37 ± 15.18 | 23.79 ± 11.36 | 0.338 |
Statin therapy | 1 (1.54) | 12 (6.03) | 2 (1.92) | 0.120 |