Intraplaque Expression of C-Reactive Protein Predicts Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Severe Atherosclerotic Carotid Artery Stenosis

Table 2

Laboratory findings of the overall cohort at admission.

	Overall cohort ()
Hematology
Total WBC, number × 10^9/L (IQR)	7.10 (6.18–8.30)
Neutrophils, number × 10^9/L (IQR)	4.54 (3.55–5.46)
Lymphocytes, number × 10^9/L (IQR)	1.77 (1.42–2.15)
Monocytes, number × 10^9/L (IQR)	0.44 (0.35–0.55)
Platelets, number × 10^9/L (IQR)	229 (189.50–276.50)
Red blood cells, number × 10^12/L (IQR)	4.70 (4.40–4.95)
Chemistry
Serum total-c^†, mg/dL (IQR)	194 (165–224.25)
Serum LDL-c^‡, mg/dL (IQR)	114.90 (88.20–142.75)
Serum HDL-c, mg/dL (IQR)	49 (41.25–61.75)
Serum TAG, mg/dL (IQR)	118 (90–162.25)
Fibrinogen, mg/dL (IQR)	3.69 (3.15–4.24)
Fasting glycemia, mg/dL (IQR)	101 (91–115.75)
hs-CRP^#, g/mL (IQR)	2.38 (0.90–4.95)
IL-6, pg/mL (IQR)	2.16 (0.68–3.83)

Data are expressed as median (interquartile range [IQR]) or number (percentages [%]).
WBC: white blood cells.
^†Total-c: total cholesterol.
^‡LDL: low-density lipoprotein.
HDL: high-density lipoprotein.
TAG: triglycerides.
^#hs-CRP: high sensitivity c-reactive protein.
IL: interleukin.