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Table 1 Characteristics of community dwelling individuals, stratified by sex and age group

From: Factors associated with carotid Intima media thickness and carotid plaque score in community-dwelling and non-diabetic individuals

Variable

N

Mean ± SD

Number (%)

Age group (years)

Sex

< 45

45~ 60

> 60

p

Male

Female

p

Total

–

–

40

150

129

< 0.0001

150 (46.9%)

170 (53.1%)

0.26

Age (years)

320

57.06 ± 10.85

38.7 ± 3.6ab

52.8 ± 3.9c

67.7 ± 5.5

< 0.0001

58.89 ± 11.73

55.43 ± 9.75

0.0044

Height (cm)

320

160.99 ± 8.49

165.4 ± 9.0 ab

160.5 ± 7.8

160.2 ± 8.7

0.0019

167.20 ± 6.77

155.52 ± 5.61

< 0.0001

Weight (kg)

320

61.28 ± 10.78

64.9 ± 12.4a

59.7 ± 10.9

61.9 ± 9.8

0.0182

65.54 ± 9.60

55.75 ± 8.52

< 0.0001

WC (cm)

320

79.46 ± 9.74

78.9 ± 10.0b

76.9 ± 9.7c

82.6 ± 8.8

< 0.0001

85.00 ± 8.10

74.56 ± 8.35

< 0.0001

BMI (kg/cm2)

320

23.55 ± 3.10

23.6 ± 3.3

23.1 ± 3.3c

24.0 ± 2.7

0.0451

24.13 ± 2.88

23.03 ± 3.21

0.0014

FBS (mg/dl)

320

95.37 ± 21.86

91.7 ± 28.9

93.0 ± 19.2c

99.3 ± 21.9

0.0314

99.23 ± 24.33

91.96 ± 18.83

0.0029

URCA (mg/dl)

320

5.59 ± 1.44

5.6 ± 1.6

5.4 ± 1.4 c

5.9 ± 1.4

0.0140

6.37 ± 1.30

4.91 ± 1.18

< 0.0001

BUN(mg/dl)

296

14.13 ± 4.05

11.4 ± 3.4 ab

13.6 ± 3.4c

15.8 ± 4.4

< 0.0001

15.38 ± 4.06

13.23 ± 3.87

< 0.0001

Creatinine(mg/dl)

296

0.92 ± 0.63

0.8 ± 0.2b

0.8 ± 0.2c

1.1 ± 1

0.0046

1.13 ± 0.90

0.75 ± 0.14

< 0.0001

AST(units/L)

320

24.45 ± 15.38

20.3 ± 4.8

25.4 ± 20.7

24.7 ± 8.8

0.170

25.94 ± 20.96

23.14 ± 7.44

0.104

ALT(units/L)

320

23.99 ± 16.75

20.37.6

25.3 ± 19.9

23.7 ± 14.6

0.242

27.30 ± 21.78

21.07 ± 9.65

0.0008

TGL(mg/dl)

320

118.23 ± 76.60

125.2 ± 110.2

111.1 ± 64.3

124.5 ± 77.4

0.288

128.31 ± 87.56

109.34 ± 64.40

0.0269

CHOL (mg/dl)

320

203.66 ± 33.21

196.8 ± 37.6

204.8 ± 32.7

204.5 ± 32.4

0.372

200.25 ± 30.94

206.68 ± 34.90

0.0840

LDL(mg/dl)

320

135.81 ± 34.08

129.6 ± 36.8

135.6 ± 33.8

138.2 ± 33.5

0.371

136.08 ± 31.55

135.56 ± 36.26

0.891

HDL(mg/dl)

320

47.47 ± 13.63

45.7 ± 12.6

49.7 ± 13.6c

45.3 ± 13.6

0.0161

42.48 ± 12.73

51.88 ± 12.88

< 0.0001

CRP(mg/L)

320

0.188 ± 0.626

0.15 ± 0.2

0.13 ± 0.2

0.26 ± 0.9

0.256

0.196 ± 0.39

0.181 ± 0.77

0.823

HBA1c (%)

296

5.75 ± 0.959

5.7 ± 1.6

5.6 ± 0.6c

6 ± 1.0

0.0243

5.88 ± 1.11

5.69 ± 0.82

< 0.0001

Stroke

316

8 (2.5%)

0

2 (1.3%)

6 (4.8%)

0.109

5 (3.4%)

3 (1.8%)

0.50

HTN

320

105 (32.8)

2 (5%)

37 (24.7%)

66 (51.2%)

< 0.0001

61 (40.7)

44 (25.9%)

0.00

DM

320

38 (11.5%)

2 (5%)

12 (8%)

24 (18%)

0.0086

27 (18%)

11 (6.5%)

0.00

CVD

313

49 (14.8%)

3 (7.5%)

21 (14.6%)

25 (19.5%)

0.166

24 (16.2%)

25 (15.1%)

0.87

SBP(mmHg)

320

123.57 ± 18.95

112.2 ± 10.8ab

119.9 ± 17.8c

131.5 ± 19.2

< 0.0001

128.10 ± 16.15

119.58 ± 20.34

< 0.0001

DBP(mmHg)

320

78.02 ± 10.67

74.4 ± 8ab

78.2 ± 11.5

79.0 ± 10.2

0.057

80.25 ± 10.10

76.05 ± 10.80

0.0004

Pulse (beats/min)

320

72.21 ± 32.39

73.9 ± 8.5

73.2 ± 30.4

70.5 ± 38.9

0.747

74.78 ± 46.18

69.95 ± 9.48

0.183

Mean flow (ml)

329

219.80 ± 35.91

232.4 ± 28.3b

226.6 ± 37.2c

207.8 ± 33.9

< 0.0001

223.59 ± 35.89

216.33 ± 36.19

0.0742

Mean RI

322

0.656 ± 0.042

0.66 ± 0.037a

0.64 ± 0.042c

0.67 ± 0.045

< 0.0001

0.668 ± 0.042

0.646 ± 0.040

< 0.0001

Mean ECA DIA (cm)

331

0.357 ± 0.034

0.353 ± 0.029b

0.352 ± 0.037c

0.365 ± 0.033

0.0036

0.370 ± 0.033

0.346 ± 0.032

< 0.0001

Mean ICA DIA (cm)

331

0.429 ± 0.030

0.419 ± 0.0348b

0.424 ± 0.286c

0.439 ± 0.028

< 0.0001

0.443 ± 0.028

0.416 ± 0.026

< 0.0001

Mean CCA DIA (cm)

331

0.577 ± 0.056

0.554 ± 0.0382b

0.566 ± 0.0506c

0.599 ± 0.0614

< 0.0001

0.599 ± 0.055

0.558 ± 0.506

< 0.0001

Mean VA DIA (cm)

325

0.316 ± 0.030

0.313 ± 0.0323

0.314 ± 0.0306

0.321 ± 0.0296

0.104

0.324 ± 0.030

0.309 ± 0.0285

< 0.0001

cPS

331

1.86 ± 2.90

0.175 ± 0.594b

0.893 ± 1.663c

3.659 ± 3.596

< 0.0001

2.55 ± 3.45

1.35 ± 2.25

0.0002

Plaque presence

331

178(53.8%)

4(10%)

63(42%)

107(82.9%)

< 0.0001

95(63.3%)

79(46.5%)

0.003

cIMT (cm)

309

0.673 ± 0.110

0.571 ± 0.0762ab

0.647 ± 0.0849c

0.740 ± 0.1093

< 0.0001

0.698 ± 0.11

0.654 ± 0.103

0.0006

cIMT > 0.75

309

75(24.3%)

2(5.3%)

17(12.14%)

54(45%)

< 0.0001

42 (30.4%)

31 (19.2%)

0.03

  1. SD standard deviation, WC waist circumference, BMI body-mass index, DM diabetes melitus, HTN hypertension, CVD cardio vascular disease, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBS fast blood sugar, URCA uric acid level, BUN blood urea nitrogen, AST aspartate aminotransferase test, ALT alanine aminotransferase test, TGL triglyceride, CHOL cholesterol, LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, CRP C-reactive protein, HBA1c, glycated hemoglobin, cIMT carotid intima media thickness, RI resistance index, ECA external carotid artery, ICA internal carotid artery, CCA common carotid artery, VA vertebral artery, cPS carotid plaque score
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