Table 2. Associations between carotid atherosclerosis and laboratory variables.

Variables
	Total	CA (+)	CA (-)	p
Fasting glucose, mg/dLa	99±37	107 ± 51	99 ± 33	0.054
TC, mg/dLa	215 ±45	230 ± 44	214 ± 43	0.001
HDL-C, mg/dLa	53±23	51 ± 11	53 ± 11	0.119
LDL-C, mg/dLa	142±42	154 ± 41	140 ± 41	0.001
TG, mg/dLa	137 ±84	152 ± 89	137 ± 93	0.127
CRP, mg/dLb	0.19 (0.09–0.41)	0.21 (0.11–0.43)	0.16 (0.08–0.39)	0.736
FSH, mIU/mLb	61 (40–82)	59 (39–82)	61 (40–82)	0.888
Adiponectin, μg/mlb	9.1 (6.4–12.7)	6.8 (4.2–9.5)	6.0 (3.7–9.0)	0.336
Aldosterone, ng/dLb	6.1 (3.8–9.1)	6.6 (4.0–9.5)	6.1 (3.8–9.1)	0.980

^aContinuous variables are presented as the means ± SDs.

^bVariables with skewed distribution are presented as median (interquartile range).

Abbreviations: CA: Carotid atherosclerosis, TC: total cholesterol, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone.