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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with and without plaque

From: The impact of carotid plaque presence and morphology on mortality outcome in cardiological patients

Ā 

All (n = 541)

Absence of plaque (n = 180)

Presence of plaque (n = 361)

p

Age, y

66 Ā± 10.9

61.7 Ā± 12.6

68.7 Ā± 9.2

<0.001

Males

411 (76%)

134 (74.4%)

277 (76.7%)

0.59

Diabetes

112 (20.7%)

28 (15.6%)

84 (23.3%)

0.04

Hypertension

290 (53.6%)

77 (42.8%)

213 (59%)

<0.001

Hypercholesterolemia

310 (57%)

111 (61%)

199 (55%)

0.16

Hypertrigliceridemia

131 (24.2%)

49 (27.2%)

82 (22.7%)

0.28

Obesity

135 (25%)

47 (26.1%)

88 (24.4%)

0.67

Angina at admission

338 (62.5%)

101 (56.1%)

237 (65.7%)

0.03

Ejection fraction <50%

141(26.1%)

35 (19.4%)

106 (29.4%)

0.01

Treatment

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Statins

163 (30%)

49 (27%)

114 (31%)

0.31

Beta-blockers

157 (29%)

48 (26%)

109 (30 %)

0.42

Antiplatelet-agents

376 (70%)

113 (62 %)

263 (73%)

0.018

ACE inhibitors

133 (25%)

32 (17%)

101 (28%)

0.011

Nitrate

323 (60%)

88 (48%)

235 (65%)

0.000