Table 1 Characteristics of subjects in different carotid plaque groups

Gender (n, total/female)

1428 (520)

1133 (392)

1287 (459)

0.635

Age, year

50 (44.55)

51 (46.56)

51 (45.55)

0.063

 HT, n (%)

204 (14.28)

200 (17.65)

312 (24.24)

< 0.001

 DM, n (%)

93 (6.51)

120 (10.59)

253 (19.65)

< 0.001

 HT&DM, n (%)

23 (1.61)

30 (2.64)

71 (5.52)

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

121 (110.131)

125 (115.135)

130 (119.141)

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

80 (72.89)

84 (77.92)

86 (79.94)

< 0.001

Wight (kg)

68.6 (59.3.78.1)

72.5 (63.9.79.8)

73.7 (66.1.81.5)

< 0.001

Hight (cm)

167.6 (161.5.173.7)

169.5 (163.6.174.3)

170.1 (164.0.174.4)

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

24.30 (22.30.26.60)

25.10 (23.30.27.20)

25.6 (23.80.27.80)

< 0.001

MHR, 10⁹/mmol/L

0.24 (0.17.0.34)

0.26 (0.19.0.36)

0.28 (0.21.0.38)

< 0.001

WBC, 10⁹/L

5.75 (4.88.6.78)

5.73 (4.88.6.74)

5.97 (5.07.7.14)

< 0.001

M, 10⁹/L

0.30 (0.24.0.38)

0.31 (0.25.0.39)

0.33 (0.27.0.42)

< 0.001

hs-CRP,mg/dL

0.09 (0.05.0.17)

0.10 (0.06.0.18)

0.11 (0.07.0.22)

< 0.001

Glu, mmol/L

5.35 (5.05.5.80)

5.51 (5.17.6.02)

5.71 (5.29.6.65)

< 0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.60 (5.40.5.90)

5.70 (5.50.6.10)

5.90 (5.60.6.50)

< 0.001

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.28 (1.06.1.53)

1.20 (1.02.1.44)

1.19 (1.01.1.39)

< 0.001

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.88 (2.38.3.35)

2.99 (2.49.3.53)

3.03 (2.50.3.58)

< 0.001

Tg, mmol/L

1.23 (0.88.1.86)

1.42 (1.05.2.07)

1.41 (1.03.2.03)

< 0.001

TC, mmol/L

4.61 (4.07.5.20)

4.77 (4.19.5.38)

4.75 (4.14.5.39)

< 0.001

Urea, mmol/L

4.82 (4.12.5.61)

5.00 (4.21.5.83)

5.19 (4.44.6.13)

< 0.001

Crea, umol/L

67.40 (56.43.78.08)

70.70 (60.25.79.90)

70.80 (62.40.80.30)

< 0.001

Ua, umol/L

320.10 (255.10.388.88)

340.90 (275.25.395.50)

339.20 (281.60.397.90)

< 0.001

eGFR,ml/(min·1.73m²)

107.33 (95.84.117.90)

106.27 (91.92.114.54)

104.4 (92.03.114.65)

< 0.001