Table 2 The age-standardized prevalence of carotid plaque by cardiovascular disease risk factor*.

From: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Carotid Plaque Among Middle-aged and Elderly Adults in Rural Tianjin, China

Risk factors

Yes

No

P

Hypertension

43.53 (0.98)

33.64 (1.36)

<0.001

Diabetes

49.60 (2.17)

38.78 (0.86)

<0.001

BMI groups:

  

0.030

Normal weight

40.97 (1.36)

 

Overweight

39.47 (1.22)

 

Obesity

40.25 (1.65)

 

Smoking status:

  

<0.001

Never smoking

37.05 (0.91)

 

Ever smoking

36.43 (3.66)

 

Current smoking

50.58 (1.79)

 

Alcohol consumption:

  

0.112

Never drinking

39.59 (0.86)

 

Ever drinking

52.89 (7.13)

 

Current drinking

43.34 (3.24)

 

High TC

47.12 (2.53)

39.32 (0.85)

0.001

High TG

40.36 (1.72)

39.93 (0.91)

0.447

Low HDL-C

41.61 (2.11)

39.22 (0.87)

0.478

High LDL-C

66.73 (2.74)

37.86 (0.83)

0.001

  1. TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  2. *all data was presented as rate (%) with standard error of rate.