Table 6.
Spearman’s correlation at follow-up between the GSM and other analyzed variables.
| Coefficient | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | −0.117 | 0.404 |
| BMI | 0.160 | 0.253 |
| Total cholesterol | 0.007 | 0.963 |
| HDL-C | −0.010 | 0.943 |
| LDL-C | 0.018 | 0.901 |
| Triglyceride | −0.072 | 0.610 |
| SBP | −0.056 | 0.693 |
| DBP | 0.129 | 0.357 |
| NASCET | −0.170 | 0.248 |
| Creatinine | 0.143 | 0.308 |
| eGFR | 0.065 | 0.645 |
| SUA (mg/dL) | −0.361 | 0.008 |
| SUA/SCr ratio | −0.375 | 0.006 |
GSM: grayscale median; BMI: body mass index; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; NASCET: North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; SUA: serum uric acid; SCr: serum creatinine.