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Table 3 Associations between lipid parameters, other variables and the presence of carotid plaque

From: The correlation between serum lipid profile with carotid intima-media thickness and plaque

Variables

Plaque(+) (n = 110)

Plaque(−) (n = 292)

p-value

G/ender, female (%)

35 (31.82)

110 (37.67)

0.276

Age (years)

53.75 ± 7.67

47.46 ± 7.54

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

WHR

25.49 ± 3.62

0.90 ± 0.08

25.34 ± 3.24

0.89 ± 0.08

0.743

0.205

SBP (mmHg)

126.46 ± 15.89

122.21 ± 14.84

0.029

DBP (mmHg)

83.66 ± 11.68

82.19 ± 11.26

0.310

Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

5.95 ± 1.10

5.76 ± 1.10

0.176

HbA1C (%)

5.99 ± 0.67

5.84 ± 0.67

0.079

CK (U/L)

115.82 ± 88.99

106.70 ± 54.20

0.311

Hs-CRP (mg/dL)

0.16 ± 0.13

0.14 ± 0.12

0.092

TC (mmol/L)

4.87 ± 0.88

4.68 ± 0.78

0.070

TG (mmol/L)

1.96 ± 1.55

1.78 ± 1.45

0.324

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.21 ± 0.28

1.35 ± 0.35

0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.22 ± 0. 85

3.01 ± 0. 76

0.042

Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)

3.65 ± 0.88

3.32 ± 0.76

0.002

TC/HDL-C ratio

4.19 ± 1.16

3.65 ± 1.00

<0.001

LDL-C/HDL-C ratio

2.74 ± 0.81

2.37 ± 0.80

<0.001

Mean IMT (mm)

0.84 ± 0.20

0.82 ± 0.16

0.410