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. 2023 Oct 15;15(10):e47048. doi: 10.7759/cureus.47048

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