Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors between groups with/without asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
From: Homocysteine and Its Relationship to Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis in a Chinese Community Population
Without Asymptomatic CAS (n = 5032) | With Asymptomatic CAS (n = 361) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, y, Median(Q1-Q3)(n) | 52.32(45.64–60.90) | 57.02(46.20–74.05) | <0.0001 |
Ethnic group (Han) n(%) | 4962 (98.6%) | 354(98.1%) | 0.3575 |
Gender n(%) | <0.0001 | ||
Male | 2924(58.1%) | 302(83.7%) | |
Female | 2108(41.9%) | 59(16.3%) | |
Current smoking n(%) | 1548(30.76%) | 169(47.0%) | <0.001 |
Hypertension n(%) | 2395(47.6%) | 196(54.3%) | 0.0142 |
Diabetes mellitus n(%) | 589 (11.7%) | 58(16.1%) | 0.0185 |
Hyperlipidemia n(%) | 2330(46.3%) | 156(43.2%) | 0.2744 |
Antihypertensive drugs n(%) | 957(19.0%) | 90(24.9%) | 0.0061 |
Lipid-lowering drugs n(%) | 69(1.4%) | 6(1.7%) | 0.6485 |
Antidiabetic drugs n(%) | 293(5.8%) | 32(8.9%) | 0.0190 |
Atrial fibrillation n(%) | 69(1.4%) | 9/361 (2.5%) | 0.1038 |
BMI level(kg/m 2 ) Median(Q1-Q3)(n) | 24.77(22.76–27.05) | 24.09(21.97–26.57) | <0.0001 |
<25 n(%) | 2656 (52.8%) | 228 (63.2%) | 0.0003 |
25–30 n(%) | 2041 (40.6%) | 120 (33.2%) | |
>30 n(%) | 335 (6.7%) | 13 (3.6%) | |
hs-CRP,mg/dL Median(Q1-Q3)(n) | 1.0(0.5–2.14) | 1.1(0.6–2.95) | 0.0054 |
Hcy (μmol/L) Median(Q1-Q3)(n) | 13.4(9.5–19.0) | 16.3(11.9–22.8) | <0.0001 |
1st tile(<9.6) n(%) | 1316 (26.2%) | 50 (12.9%) | <0.0001 |
2st tile(9.6~13.6) n(%) | 1257 (25.0%) | 76 (21.1%) | |
3st tile(13.6~19.3) n(%) | 1256 (25.0%) | 92 (25.6%) | |
4st tile(>19.3) n(%) | 1203 (23.9%) | 143 (39.6%) |
