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. 2026 Jul 13;17:1856605. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1856605

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Bar chart showing prevalence percentages by quartile. Q1 has 47.53 percent (n equals 263), Q2 has 61.33 percent (n equals 256), Q3 has 66.04 percent (n equals 265), and Q4 has 64.37 percent (n equals 261). Y-axis is labeled Prevalence percent. — Restricted cubic spline analysis of the association between FIB-4 and the odds of carotid atherosclerosis. CI, confidence interval; RCS, restricted cubic spline.