Table 3 Sex differences in the prevalence of carotid plaque in the participants by demographical characteristics and risk factors in all participant.
Characteristics | Men | Women | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 782 (50.1) | 792 (35.5) | <0.0001 |
Age group | |||
45~54 yrs | 125 (29.1) | 156 (19.4) | <0.0001 |
55~64 yrs | 323 (51.1) | 361 (40.9) | <0.0001 |
65~74 yrs | 208 (61.5) | 182 (47.2) | <0.0001 |
ā„75 years | 126 (78.8) | 93 (60.0) | <0.0001 |
Education level | |||
0 year | 79 (57.7) | 239 (45.8) | 0.013 |
1~6 years | 390 (55.8) | 369 (37.1) | <0.0001 |
>6 years | 313 (43.2) | 184 (25.8) | <0.0001 |
Hypertension | 610 (54.9) | 603 (41.0) | <0.0001 |
NO hypertension | 172 (38.3) | 189 (25.0) | <0.0001 |
Diabetes | 125 (57.9) | 157 (49.5) | <0.058 |
No diabetes | 641 (48.6) | 622 (33.2) | <0.0001 |
Obesity | 149 (46.1) | 202 (35.8) | 0.002 |
NO obesity | 633 (51.2) | 590 (35.5) | <0.0001 |
Smoking | 445 (49.7) | 24 (45.3) | 0.535 |
Never smoking | 337 (50.8) | 768 (35.3) | <0.0001 |
Passive smoking | 111 (45.1) | 291 (33.2) | 0.001 |
NO passive smoking | 671 (51.1) | 501 (37.0) | <0.0001 |
Alcohol consumption | 250 (44.6) | 13 (43.3) | 0.895 |
NO alcohol consumption | 532 (53.3) | 779 (35.4) | <0.0001 |
High TC | 61 (61.6) | 135 (46.6) | 0.010 |
Normal TC | 705 (49.1) | 644 (33.9) | <0.0001 |
High TG | 127 (46.5) | 202 (37.2) | 0,010 |
Normal TG | 639 (50.6) | 577 (35.1) | <0.0001 |
Low HDL-C | 145 (49.3) | 89 (35.3) | 0.001 |
Norma HDL-C | 621 (50.0) | 690 (35.6) | <0.0001 |
High LDL-C | 76 (75.2) | 131 (67.2) | 0.151 |
NormaI LDL-C | 690 (48.1) | 648 (32.5) | <0.0001 |
