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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics and Cardiovascular Factors

From: Association between multi-site atherosclerotic plaques and systemic arteriosclerosis: results from the BEST study (Beijing Vascular Disease Patients Evaluation Study)

Variables

Total

N = 1178

Site <=1

N = 301

Site >=2

N = 877

p value

Age,year

67.40 ± 12.96

57.80 ± 11.11

70.70 ± 11.87

< 0.001

Male, n (%)

615(52.2)

117(38.9)

498(56.8)

< 0.001

BMI kg/m2

25.29 ± 3.68

25.92 ± 3.76

25.08 ± 3.63

.001

HR,beats/min

70.25 ± 13.89

69.52 ± 12.23

70.51 ± 14.41

.286

SBP, mmHg

143.30 ± 19.80

135.97 ± 17.59

145.82 ± 19.89

< 0.001

DBP, mmHg

84.41 ± 11.31

84.99 ± 11.31

84.21 ± 11.30

< 0.001

CF-PWV, m/s

11.66 ± 2.65

10.06 ± 1.76

12.22 ± 2.68

< 0.001

FPG, mmol/L

6.23 ± 2.28

5.94 ± 2.10

6.33 ± 2.33

.011

TC, mmol/L

4.34 ± 1.09

4.49 ± 1.04

4.29 ± 1.11

.006

TG, mmol/L

1.32(0.95–1.84)

1.35(1.00–1.99)

1.30(0.93–1.80)

.075

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.11 ± 0.28

1.15 ± 0.29

1.10 ± 0.27

.006

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.56 ± 0.78

2.66 ± 0.76

2.53 ± 0.78

.009

CRP, mg/L

1.73(0.79–4.54)

1.67(0.73–3.87)

1.79(0.82–4.83)

.024

HCY, umol/L

16.71 ± 7.72

15.00 ± 6.86

17.30 ± 7.91

< 0.001

UA, umol/L

331.49 ± 94.37

316.96 ± 88.37

336.48 ± 95.88

.002

BUN, mmol/L

5.55 ± 1.90

5.04 ± 1.49

5.72 ± 1.99

< 0.001

CR, umol/L

74.09 ± 24.69

66.07 ± 23.21

76.86 ± 24.60

< 0.001

History of Diseases

CAD, n (%)

719(61.0)

137(45.5)

582(66.4)

< 0.001

Stroke, n (%)

464(39.8)

58(19.4)

406(46.8)

< 0.001

PAD, n (%)

359(30.8)

20(6.7)

339(39.1)

< 0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

873(74.1)

186(61.8)

687(78.3)

< 0.001

Diabetes, n (%)

452(38.4)

75(24.9)

377(43.1)

< 0.001

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

870(73.9)

200(66.4)

670(76.5)

.001

Without any above diseases

40(3.4%)

27(9.0%)

13(1.5%)

< 0.001

Drugs

 CVD drugs, n (%)

987 (83.8)

209(69.4)

778(88.7)

< 0.001

 Antidiabetic drugs, n (%)

347(29.5)

58(19.3)

289(33.0)

< 0.001

 Lipid-lowering drugs, n (%)

817(69.4)

171(56.8)

646(73.7)

< 0.001

Life style

 History of smoke, n (%)

452(38.6)

82(27.3)

370(42.4)

< 0.001

 History of alcohol, n (%)

292(24.9)

62(20.7)

230(26.4)

.048

CF-PWV

< 0.001

 CF-PWV (< 10 m/s), n (%)

330(29.2)

158(54.3)

172(20.5)

 

 CF-PWV (10–12 m/s), n (%)

345(30.6)

89(30.6)

256(30.5)

 

 CF-PWV (> 12 m/s), n (%)

454(40.2)

44(15.1)

410(48.9)

< 0.001

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, % (n), or median (interquartile range) when appropriate. P values are derived from independent t tests for continuous variables and χ2 for categorical variables. Abbreviations see List of Abbreviations