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Table 1 Clinical features of all participants in the normal and abnormal IMT groups

From: Relationship between small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol with carotid plaque in Chinese individuals with abnormal carotid artery intima-media thickness

Characteristics

Control group (IMT ≤ 1.0 mm)

Abnormal IMT group (IMT > 1.0 mm)

p value

N = 244

N = 485

Male gender (%)

49.6

72.2

 < 0.0001 a

Age (years)

43 (16–72)

57 (29–89)

 < 0.0001 b

BMI (kg/m2)

24.48 (17.30–36.68)

25.43 (18.83–41.21)

 < 0.0001 b

Dietary favor (%)

  

0.239 a

Well-balanced

43.0

46.8

 

Preference for vegetarian

29.1

23.3

 

Preference for meat

27.9

29.9

 

Smoking (%)

8.6

17.1

0.002a

Hypertension history (%)

11.1

25.9

 < 0.0001a

Systolic pressure (%)

121 (90–193)

132 (90–197)

 < 0.0001b

Diastolic pressure (%)

75 (50–110)

81(45–155)

 < 0.0001b

Seafood consumption (%)

  

0.673a

Seldom (< 1 time per week)

95.9

96.7

 

Often (≥ 2 times per week)

4.1

3.3

 

Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

5.30 (4.24–12.55)

5.62 (1.75–18.58)

 < 0.0001b

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.74 (2.71–7.94)

4.92 (2.24–8.94)

0.061b

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.21 (0.06–8.28)

1.49 (0.36–16.72)

 < 0.0001b

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.42 (0.67–6.40)

1.32 (0.51–4.50)

 < 0.0001b

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.69 (1.07–4.68)

2.83 (0.79–10.12)

0.185b

LDL1-C (mmol/L)

28 (0–73)

22 (0–75)

 < 0.0001b

LDL2-C (mmol/L)

29 (3–83)

30 (0–82)

0.468

LDL3-C (mmol/L)

12 (0–51)

16 (0–73)

 < 0.0001b

LDL4-C (mmol/L)

2 (0–39)

3 (0–38)

 < 0.0001b

LDL5-C (mmol/L)

0 (0–20)

0 (0–30)

0.074

sdLDL-C (mmol/L)

14 (0–89)

19 (0–86)

 < 0.0001b

  1. The values in bold mean statistically significant
  2. aFisher’s exact test
  3. bMann-Whitney U test