Table 4.

Age-adjusted frequency of carotid atherosclerotic plaques in patients with LADA and type 2 diabetes, divided by tertiles of disease duration

Diabetes duration	N	Carotid plaque (%)	Inverse OR (95% confidence interval)	P value
≤5 years
Type 2 diabetes	84	54.8		0.137
LADA	15	26.7	0.38 (0.11–1.39)
6–11 years
Type 2 diabetes	60	50		0.009
LADA	22	81.8	5.72 (1.5–21.8)
≥12 years
Type 2 diabetes	47	70.2		0.038
LADA	34	88.2	4.19 (1.06–16.6)

LADA latent autoimmune diabetes in adults