Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics between patients with and without CarAC
From: CDKN2B methylation is associated with carotid artery calcification in ischemic stroke patients
Characteristics | All (n = 322) | CarAC | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
With (n = 187) | Without (n = 135) | |||
Age, years | 62.0 (55.0–70.0) | 66.0 (58.0–73.0) | 57.0 (47.0–64.0) | <0.001 |
Male, n (%) | 229 (71.1) | 132 (70.6) | 97 (71.9) | 0.901 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24.7 (22.9–26.1) | 24.5 (22.6–26.0) | 24.9 (23.7–26.4) | 0.032 |
HTN, n (%) | 250 (77.6) | 155 (82.9) | 95 (70.4) | 0.010 |
DM, n (%) | 110 (34.2) | 74 (39.6) | 36 (26.7) | 0.017 |
CAD, n (%) | 24 (7.5) | 16 (8.6) | 8 (5.9) | 0.400 |
TC, mmol/L | 4.21 (3.58–5.00) | 4.17 (3.40–4.93) | 4.28 (3.83–5.12) | 0.029 |
TG, mmol/L | 1.40 (1.09–1.88) | 1.36 (1.03–1.75) | 1.54 (1.17–2.02) | 0.016 |
HDL, mmol/L | 0.98 (0.82–1.15) | 0.98 (0.81–1.15) | 0.99 (0.84–1.16) | 0.363 |
LDL, mmol/L | 2.61 (1.93–3.18) | 2.57 (1.79–3.18) | 2.68 (2.20–3.19) | 0.180 |
Glucose, mmol/L | 5.3 (4.6–6.6) | 5.3 (4.7–6.8) | 5.2 (4.6–6.2) | 0.260 |
Smoking, n (%) | 132 (41.0) | 81 (43.3) | 51 (37.8) | 0.359 |
Drinking, n (%) | 96 (29.8) | 58 (31.0) | 38 (28.1) | 0.622 |