Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of Study Patients
| Total (n = 467) |
High-risk Plaque (n = 167) |
No High-risk Plaque (n = 300) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD), years | 53.9 ± 8.0 | 56.8 ± 8.4 | 52.3 ± 7.3 | <0.001 |
| Female sex, n (%) | 221 (47.3) | 49 (29.3) | 172 (57.3) | <0.001 |
| Body Mass Index (mean ± SD), kg/m2 | 29.4 ± 5.1 | 30.0 ± 4.7 | 29.1 ± 5.3 | 0.046 |
| Cardiovascular risk factors, n (%) | ||||
| Hypertension | 249 (53.3) | 105 (62.9) | 144 (48.0) | 0.003 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 78 (16.7) | 36 (21.6) | 42 (14.0) | 0.039 |
| Dyslipidemia | 212 (45.4) | 98 (58.7) | 114 (38.0) | <0.001 |
| Former or current smoker | 233 (49.9) | 98 (58.7) | 135 (45.0) | 0.005 |
| Family history of premature CAD | 130 (27.8) | 38 (22.8) | 92 (30.7) | 0.085 |
| Number of cardiovascular risk factors, % | <0.001 | |||
| 0 or 1 | 170 (36.4) | 43 (25.8) | 128 (42.3) | |
| 2 or 3 | 253 (54.2) | 98 (58.7) | 155 (51.7) | |
| ≥ 4 | 44 (9.4) | 26 (15.6) | 18 (6.0) |