Table 4.

Age-adjusted associations between numbers of plaques with various characteristics and VAT area

Dependent variable: visceral adipose tissue area	Without DM (n = 334)		With DM (n = 122)
	ρ	p	ρ	p
Calcified plaque	0.12	0.03	0.08	0.37
Noncalcified plaque	0.16	<0.01	-0.01	0.89
Mixed plaque	0.15	<0.01	0.05	0.61
Vulnerable plaque	0.15	<0.01	-0.03	0.78