Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of the study population and comparison of baseline characteristics among groups with different mean IMT/ plaque score

From: Carotid plaque score and intima media thickness as predictors of stroke and mortality in hypertensive patients

  

Mean IMT

 

Plaque score

 
 

Total

<0.7

0.7–1.0

0

P-value

0

0–5

⩾5

P-value

Number

356

103

168

171

 

171

116

69

 

Sex (male/female)

189/167

42/61

88/80

83/88

0.0005

83/88

61/55

45/24

0.0636

Age (years old)

62.4±0.6

56.1±1.2

63.5±0.9

59.4±0.9

<0.0001

59.4±0.9

64.0±1.1

67.4±1.2

<0.0001

BMI (kg m−2)

24.0±0.2

23.6±0.3

23.9±0.3

24.2±0.3

0.3190

24.2±0.3

23.9±0.4

23.5±±0.4

0.4201

Diabetes mellitus (n)

117 (32.9%)

25 (24.3%)

57 (33.9%)

54 (31.6%)

0.0452

54 (31.6%)

37 (31.9%)

26 (37.7%)

0.6367

Dyslipidemia (n)

186 (52.2%)

61 (59.2%)

79 (47.0%)

95 (55.6%)

0.1377

95 (55.6%)

63 (54.3%)

28 (40.6%)

0.0948

eGFR (ml min−1 1.73 m−2)

72.4±1.3

84.2±2.7

68.8±1.6

75.6±1.8

<0.0001

75.6±1.8

72.1±2.6

65.3±2.5

0.0126

Plaque score

2.96±0.25

1.12±0.23

2.84±0.28

0.79±0.01

<0.0001

0.79±0.01

0.83±0.01

0.96±0.02

<0.0001

Current smoking (n)

113 (31.7%)

37 (36.3%)

49 (29.5%)

42 (24.6%)

0.5151

42 (24.6%)

36 (31.0%)

35 (50.7%)

0.0006

Smoking index (n × year)

448.9±33.6

439.2±43.5

474.6±55.5

369.3±51.0

0.0032

369.3±51.0

434.0±52.1

667.5±75.0

0.0038

SBP (mm Hg)

136.4±1.1

134.5±2.0

135.4±1.4

136.4±1.7

0.0621

136.4±1.7

133.3±1.4

141.5±2.6

0.0263

DBP (mm Hg)

80.5±0.6

81.0±1.3

80.0±0.8

81.3±1.0

0.7886

81.3±1.0

79.2±1.0

80.5±1.5

0.3498

Pulse pressure (mm Hg)

56.0±0.8

53.4±1.3

55.3±1.1

55.1±1.1

0.0048

55.1±1.1

54.2±1.2

61.0±1.8

0.0045

Triglyceride (mg dl−1)

142.2±4.8

153.7±11.5

136.6±6.3

150.1±8.4

0.3049

150.1±8.4

137.6±7.2

130.9±6.4

0.2667

HDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

54.6±0.8

57.5±1.7

55.3±1.2

55.3±1.2

0.0014

55.3±1.2

55.9±1.6

50.6±1.6

0.0585

LDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

120.9±1.8

117.0±4.1

120.8±2.5

117.8±2.5

0.1962

117.8±2.5

124.2±3.4

122.9±4.0

0.2587

Uric acid (mg dl−1)

5.4±0.1

5.1±0.2

5.5±0.1

5.1±0.1

0.0540

5.1±0.1

5.5±0.1

5.7±0.2

0.0106

HbA1c (%)

5.9±0.1

5.8±0.2

5.8±0.1

5.9±0.1

0.4198

5.9±0.1

5.8±0.2

6.0±0.2

0.6521

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IMT, intima media thickness; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
  2. Values are expressed as mean±s.e.m. or numbers.
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