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Table 1 Baseline demographics of 88 asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 81 diabetic nephropathy study subjects.

From: Carotid ultrasound phenotypes in vulnerable populations

 

Asymptomatic Stenosis All

Male

Female

Diabetic Nephropathy All

Male

Female

Discrete Traits

      

No.

88

63

24

82

55

27

Female

27.3%

  

32.9%

  

Current Smoking

19.3%

23.4%t

8.3%t

13.4%

16.4%

7.4%

Type 1 Diabetes**

0.0

0

0

17.1%

14.5%

22.2%

Type 2 Diabetes**

17.0%

18.8%

12.5%

82.9%

85.5%

77.8%

Cholesterol Lowering Treatment n(%)

80.5 (82)

83.1

73.9

70.7

  

Hypertension Treatment n (%)

92.7 (82)

91.5

95.7

98.8

  

≥ 1 Ulceration (%)**

51.1

51.6

50.0

11.0

10.0

11.1

Quantitative Traits (mean+/- SD

      

Age (y)**

72.8 ± 8.6

73.1+/-8.2

72.0+/-9.6

60.9 ± 11.2

61.2+/-11.2

60.3+/-11.4

BMI (kg/m2)**

26.4 ± 4.0 (81)

26.6 +/-3.6

26.0+/-5.0

33.2 ± 5.9

32.6+/-5.6

34.3+/- 6.6

Total Chol (mmol/L)**

4.38 ± 0.94

4.27+/-0.96

4.64+/-0.85

4.95 ± 1.56 (80)

4.65+/-1.34t

5.57+/-1.81t

Triglycerides (mM)**

1.46 ± 0.57

1.40+/-0.56

1.64+/-0.56

2.64 ± 1.81 (78)

2.43+/-1.36

3.06+/-2.47

Framingham Score (%)**

8.3 ± 4.4

8.0 +/-4.1

9.3+/-5.2

19.6 ± 11.4 (78)

21.3+-12.6t

16.2+7.9t

Carotid IMT (mm)

ND

ND

ND

0.87 ± 0.17

0.88+/-0.15

0.84+/-0.20

Carotid TPA (cm2)**

3.4 ± 1.8

3.8+/-1.8**

2.4+/-1.5**

1.3 ± 1.2

1.4+/-1.0

1.3+/-1.5

Carotid TPV (mm3)**

690 ± 330

790+/-330**

420+/-150**

160 ± 170

180+/-170

120+/-150

  1. ** difference is significant at the 0.01 level; t difference is significant at 0.05 level IMT, mean carotid intima-media thickness of measured right and left carotid IMT; TPV, total volume of carotid plaque burden: sum of plaque volume from right and left carotid; TPA, total plaque area ; Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes refers to physician-diagnosed diabetes; Lipid-lowering and antihypertensive medication history was retrieved from physician chart; The numbers in brackets indicate the sample size for which the given trait was calculated due to unavailable data.