Table 5. Variables Affecting Right ICA Stenosis.
Mann-Whitney U Test.
RBC: red blood cell; HGB: hemoglobin; PLT: platelet; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; CCA: common carotid artery; ICA: internal carotid artery; RIMT: right intima-media thickness; CIMT: carotid intima-media thickness.
*p<0.05.
| Variables | Right ICA Stenosis | p-Value | ||||
| Negative | Positive | |||||
| Mean±SD | Median (Min-Max) | Mean±SD | Median (Min-Max) | |||
| Age (years) | 66.19±9.60 | 65 (49-91) | 74.1±7.29 | 74.5 (59-85) | 0.010* | |
| Weight (kg) | 73.53±13.51 | 72 (36-117) | 73.3±8.42 | 72 (60-92) | 0.893 | |
| Height (m) | 1.6±0.09 | 1.6 (1.42-1.85) | 1.61±0.09 | 1.6 (1.47-1.73) | 0.674 | |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m²) | 28.31±4.86 | 28 (17-44) | 28±3.40 | 29 (21-31) | 0.909 | |
| Smoking Package Year | 39.66±32.09 | 30 (2-120) | 25.67±22.05 | 20 (7-50) | 0.580 | |
| Residence | 64.49±13.26 | 65 (24-91) | 71±13.06 | 74.5 (40-85) | 0.056 | |
| RIMT | 0.7±0.13 | 0.7 (0.5-1.1) | 0.82±0.19 | 0.8 (0.6-1.1) | 0.042* | |
| Right CCA Stenosis Rate | 35.8±10.69 | 36 (20-47) | 36±8.54 | 35 (28-45) | 0.881 | |
| Mean CIMT | 0.7±0.13 | 0.7 (0-1.05) | 0.85±0.19 | 0.8 (0.65-1.15) | 0.024* | |
| RBC (106/mL) | 4.98±0.55 | 5 (2.9-6.3) | 4.76±0.46 | 4.9 (4.1-5.4) | 0.217 | |
| HGB (g/dL) | 14.72±3.57 | 14.6 (10.3-49.8) | 14.1±1.50 | 13.85 (12.2-16.5) | 0.434 | |
| PLT (103/mL) | 248.59±65.11 | 247 (82-442) | 230.5±56.78 | 233.5 (137-312) | 0.462 | |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 48.5±12.68 | 48.38 (24-85) | 46.84±7.03 | 49.19 (35-59) | 0.946 | |
| HDL/LDL | 0.48±0.20 | 0.43 (0.21-1.09) | 0.41±0.13 | 0.39 (0.22-0.61) | 0.305 | |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 111.17±32.98 | 112.32 (44.4-196.2) | 126.69±48.14 | 121.29 (74.8-227.4) | 0.403 | |
| TC (mg/dL) | 190.15±41.18 | 190.31 (96-306) | 192.23±52.42 | 189.15 (140-299) | 0.807 | |
| TG (mg/dL) | 153.29±79.24 | 144 (34-518) | 104.23±33.14 | 108.5 (53-149.66) | 0.038 | |