Table 2.
Carotid Ultrasound Findings
| Total | Metabolically Healthy | Metabolically Unhealthy | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Non‐Obese | Healthy Obese | Unhealthy Non‐Obese | Unhealthy Obese | |||
| n=503 | n=79 | n=25 | n=149 | n=250 | ||
| Categorical variables, n (%) | ||||||
| Mean cIMT ≥75% | 85 (17.5) | 2 (1.47) | 3 (8.77) | 29 (21.6) | 51 (21.71) | 0.0005 |
| Presence of plaque | 115 (24.2) | 10 (15.27) | 4 (16.69) | 36 (24.34) | 65 (28.11) | 0.2502 |
| Abnormal carotid study | 156 (31.8) | 11 (15.59) | 6 (22.72) | 50 (33.79) | 89 (37.4) | 0.0241 |
| Continuous variables, mean±SE | ||||||
| Mean cIMT, mm | 0.67±0.01 | 0.60±0.02 | 0.61±0.02 | 0.68±0.02 | 0.68±0.02 | 0.0001 |
cIMT indicates carotid intima media thickness.