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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Atherosclerosis. 2011 Feb 2;216(1):151–156. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.01.038

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Association of the SNP rs5918 polymorphism of the platelet GPIIIa glycoprotein with atherosclerotic plaque characteristics. Adjustment for age, gender, study center, and smoking.

The ARIC Carotid MRI Study.

* Analysis limited to whites with maximum wall thickness ≥1.5mm

**Analysis limited to whites with maximum wall thickness ≥1.5mm with additional adjustment for maximum wall thickness

*φAnalysis limited to whites with maximum wall thickness ≥1.5mm and with presence of lipid core.

A. maximum wall thickness; B. total wall volume; C. percent of plaques with lipid core; D. total lipid core volume; E. maximum lipid core area; F. fibrous cap thickness