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Table 3 Adjusted mean values (± SE) of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque

From: Low-density lipoprotein particle size in hepatic steatosis and metabolic syndrome

 

Control

HS alone

HS with MetS

P value (Between groups)

P value (Linear trend)

Carotid mean IMT

     

   Both CCA mean IMT, mm

0.67 ± 0.01

0.68 ± 0.01

0.72 ± 0.02*

0.042

0.013

   Both ICA mean IMT, mm

0.68 ± 0.01

0.69 ± 0.01

0.74 ± 0.02*

0.032

0.015

Carotid plaque

     

   Carotid plaque, crude, %

11.1 ± 0.3

14.3 ± 0.4

32.6 ± 0.5**†

0.002

0.001

   Carotid plaque, adjusted, %

12.5 ± 0.3

13.8 ± 0.4

29.8 ± 0.5*†

0.017

0.007

  1. Adjusted for age, sex, alcohol drinking (≥20 g/d), and smoking. CCA; common carotid artery, ICA; internal carotid artery.
  2. *P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01; compared with the control (Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons).
  3. † P < 0.05; compared with the HS alone (Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons).
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

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