Research Article

A Novel Putative Role of TNK1 in Atherosclerotic Inflammation Implicating the Tyk2/STAT1 Pathway

Table 2

Characteristics of included patients.

CharacteristicsNo. of patients with ruptured plaques
()
No. of patients with stable plaques
()
value

Age (years)0.177
Male (%)91.68 (11)88.89 (8)
Body weight index0.896
Smoking (%)58.30 (7)66.67 (6)
Alcohol (%)50.00 (6)55.56 (5)
TG0.610
HDL0.337
LDL0.485
TC0.446

TG: triglycerides; HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; TC: total cholesterol.