Table 6.

Adjusted analysis of rs5498-ICAM gene polymorphism and the presence of plaques/unstable plaques in the carotid arteries in patients with T2DM upon the inclusion in the study

	Presence of the plaques		Presence of the unstable plaques
	OR (95 % CI)	p	OR (95 % CI)	p
Hypertension (0 = no; 1 = yes)	2.43	0.25	1.56	0.38
Systolic pressure (mmHg)	0.12	0.44	0.17	0.37
Serum LDL (mmol/L)	1.45	0.32	1.22	0.71
Serum HDL (mmol/L)	0.15	0.03	0.48	0.76
Hba1c (%)	0.72	0.10	1.14	0.49
KE	0.97	0.49	0.74	0.17
EE	0.85	0.51	1.69	0.03

All models were adjusted by age, sex, smoking, and treatment with statins. The reference group are homozygotes for allele K