Relation of ABO Blood Groups to the Plaque Characteristic of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Table 2
The plaque characteristics of target lesion by OCT imaging.
Characteristics
Non-O
O
A
B
AB
Total lesions,
282
110
115
128
39
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—
Lipid plaque, (%)
249 (88.3%)
100 (90.9%)
105 (91.3%)
112 (87.5%)
32 (82.1%)
0.353
0.457
Lipid rich plaque
247 (99.2%)
98 (98.0%)
105 (100%)
111 (99.1%)
31 (36.9%)
0.355
0.324
Minimum FCT, mm
0.061 ± 0.024
0.075 ± 0.033
0.055 ± 0.019
0.065 ± 0.027
0.065 ± 0.022
<0.001
<0.001
TCFA, (%)
178 (71.5%)
51 (51.0%)
86 (81.9%)
70 (62.5%)
22 (68.8%)
<0.001
<0.001
Plaque rupture, (%)
112 (39.7%)
40 (36.4%)
49 (42.6%)
53 (41.4%)
10 (25.6%)
0.242
0.540
Mean lipid core arc
219.78 ± 56.18
214.51 ± 58.27
222.20 ± 55.34
215.64 ± 52.70
226.38 ± 70.04
0.609
0.433
Thrombosis, (%)
88 (31.2%)
34 (30.9%)
34 (29.6%)
45 (35.2%)
9 (23.1%)
0.516
0.955
Minimum lumen diameter, mm
0.95 (0.66, 1.25)
1.03 (0.74, 1.31)
0.94 (0.65, 1.28)
0.94 (0.63, 1.16)
1.06 (0.80, 1.33)
0.070
0.039
Minimum lumen area, mm2
1.05 (0.67, 1.82)
1.26 (0.82, 2.13)
1.01 (0.68, 2.08)
1.03 (0.63, 1.67)
1.20 (0.75, 1.97)
0.077
0.020
FCT = fibrous cap thickness. TCFA = thin-cap fibroatheroma. value for comparison among O, A, B, and AB type groups. value for O versus non-O type groups.
