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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Jun 5;59(23):2080–2088. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.11.069

Figure 3. Clinical Risk Factors of Carotid Vessel Wall Inflammation.

Figure 3

This figure shows differences in SHSgluc values in patients with and without diabetes, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, and alcohol. All variables were identified as significant (p < 0.05) independent predictors for carotid wall inflammation as depicted by the Single Hottest Segment (SHSgluc). Family history is independently associated with a decreased risk of carotid wall inflammation as revealed by significantly lower SHSgluc values in patients with a family history of cardiovascular disease. Data is presented as median (bolded line), 25th - 75th percentile (box), 5th - 95th percentile (whiskers). Circles represent outliers. The p-value for each of the given independent predictors for carotid wall inflammation as depicted by SHSgluc values is adjusted for the other significant variables given in Table 2a (diabetes, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, alcohol, and family history of cardiovascular disease).