Predictors for High-Risk Carotid Plaque in Asymptomatic Korean Population
Table 1
Demographics of the subjects according to the presence of plaque.
Total ()
Plaque (+) (, 22.1%)
Plaque (-) (, 77.9%)
value
Male, (%)
403 (50.3)
103 (58.2)
300 (48.1)
0.018
Age (years)
<0.001
Age group, (%)
<0.001
40-49 years
188 (23.6)
19 (10.1)
169 (89.9)
50-54 years
150 (18.7)
25 (16.7)
125 (83.3)
55-59 years
123 (15.4)
19 (15.6)
103 (84.4)
60-64 years
111 (13.9)
24 (21.6)
87 (78.4)
65-69 years
90 (11.2)
29 (32.2)
61 (67.8)
≥70 years
138 (17.2)
61 (44.2)
77 (55.8)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
0.637
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
0.132
BMI (kg/m2)
0.677
Obesity (BMI)
0.836
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2), (%)
13 (1.7)
2 (15.4)
11 (84.6)
Normal (18.5-24.9 kg/m2), (%)
411 (52.8)
86 (20.9)
325 (79.1)
Obese I (25-29.9 kg/m2), (%)
317 (40.7)
73 (23.0)
244 (77.0)
Obese II (≥30 kg/m2), (%)
38 (4.9)
9 (23.7)
29 (76.3)
Smoking, (%)
166 (20.7)
39 (22)
127 (20.4)
0.626
Hypertension, (%)
401 (50.1)
112 (63.3)
289 (46.3)
<0.001
Diabetes, (%)
310 (38.7)
93 (52.5)
218 (34.9)
<0.001
CKD, (%)
53 (7.0)
17 (9.9)
36 (6.1)
0.087
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
0.002
HbA1c (%)
0.002
Lipid combination
0.500
Normolipidemia, (%)
364 (45.7)
85 (48.0)
279 (45.1)
Combined hyperlipidemia, (%)
17 (2.1)
6 (3.4)
11 (1.8)
Hypercholesterolemia, (%)
32 (4.0)
4 (2.3)
28 (4.5)
Metabolic syndrome, (%)
105 (13.2)
20 (11.3)
85 (13.7)
Low HDL cholesterolemia, (%)
160 (20.1)
35 (19.8)
125 (20.2)
Hypertriglyceridemia, (%)
118 (14.8)
27 (15.3)
91 (14.7)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
<0.001
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
0.425
HDL, cholesterol (mg/dL)
0.648
LDL, cholesterol (mg/dL)
0.002
Statin, (%)
179/553 (32.4)
72/131 (55)
107/422 (25.4)
<0.001
Continuous variables are shown as , and categorical variables are shown as absolute number and proportions. BMI: body mass index; CKD: chronic kidney disease ( mL/min/1.73 m2); HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.
