Table 4.

Demographic characteristic of the non-unstable plaques and unstable plaques groups.

Parameters	Group A (n=16)	Group B (n=54)	P value
Gender (M/F)	4/12	32/22	0.016
NC (cm)	36.50 (34.00–39.75)	41.00 (37.00–44.00)	0.001
SBP (mmHg)	140 (123–150)	150 (130–180)	0.026
TG (mmol/L)	4.17 (3.66–4.72)	4.75 (4.27–5.29)	0.002
TC (mmol/L)	1.07 (0.93–1.89)	1.68 (1.33–2.32)	0.009
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.62 (2.23–2.96)	2.94 (2.63–3.51)	0.002
hs-CRP (mg/L)	2.40 (0.49–12.28)	6.86 (2.93–19.90)	0.024
FIB (mg/mL)	2.80 (2.40–3.13)	3.20 (2.70–3.40)	0.035
Chemerin (ng/mL)	82.22 (79.36–85.23)	86.86 (83.85–95.22)	<0.001
Hypertension (n)	8 (50.0%)	46 (85.2%)	0.009
Dyslipidemia (n)	8 (50.0%)	44 (81.5%)	0.027
Smoking (n)	0 (0.0)	24 (44.4%)	0.001

Group A – patients with stable plaques and non-plaque group; Group B – patients with unstable plaques group; NC – neck circumferences; SBP – systolic blood pressure; TC – total cholesterol; LDL-C – low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG – triglycerides; hs-CRP – high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; FIB – fibrinoge. Values are median (25 and 75%), except for age and WC (mean ±s.d.).