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- Fig 1.
Longitudinal scan of carotid ultrasonogram. Measurement of CCA-IMT (large arrows) at the far wall of the common carotid artery is shown. The carotid plaque (small arrows) in the distal common carotid artery is seen. The arrowhead represents carotid bifurcation.
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Control Subjects (89) Case Subjects (44) P Age, years 62.2 ± 10.6 64.0 ± 9.3 .33 Male sex 55.8% 44.2% .03 Smoking (Y) 11.1% 34.7% .02 Hypertension (Y) 51.2% 70.7% .03 HDL-C (>40 mmol/L) 62.5% 30.9% .001 LDL-C (>130 mmol/L) 41.6% 27.3% .32 Triglyceride, mmol/L 195.9 ± 46.5 187.5 ± 42.2 .14 BMI, kg/m2 25.9 ± 3.49 24.6 ± 2.79 .32 HbA1c > 7, % 72.9% 69.1% .65 IHD (Y) 12.1% 12.5% 1.00 Note:—Y indicates yes; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; BMI, body mass index; Hb, hemoglobin; IHD, ischemic heart disease. Continuous data are presented as mean ± SD, noncontinuous data as percentages.
Control Subjects (89) Case Subjects (44) P Log mean IMT (m (sd)) −0.186 (0.23) −0.098 (0.22) .04 Log max IMT (m (sd)) −0.043 (0.27) 0.067 (0.27) .03 Plaque score 0 45.5% 21.4% <.001 1–3 50.0% 26.1% 4–6 4.5% 26.1% Note:—IMT indicates intima-media thickness.
- Table 3:
Association between CCA-IMT and plaque score and ischemic stroke on multiple logistic regression analysis
Odds Ratio 95% CI Lower Upper Log (mean IMT) Crude 5.29 1.05 26.7 Adjusted* 1.64 0.14 19.4 Log (max. IMT) Crude 4.58 1.16 18.1 Adjusted* 2.08 0.24 18.1 Plaque score Crude 3.14 1.67 5.93 Adjusted* 2.14 0.80 5.73 Note:—CCA-IMT indicates common carotid artery intima-media thickness; CI, confidence interval.
* Adjusted for sex, smoking habit, high-density lipoprotein, and hypertension history
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