Table 3.

Clinical characteristics of MES-positive and MES-negative patients.

Variables	MES-positive (n = 32)	MES-negative (n = 95)	p value	Adjusted OR∗ (95% CI)	p value
Age (years)	65.66 ± 12.40	63.26 ± 12.08	0.346	1.006 (0.965-1.049)	0.768
Sex, male, n (%)	20 (62.5)	61 (64.2)	0.862	0.603 (0.201-1.814)	0.368
Hypertension, n (%)	24 (75.0)	74 (77.9)	0.736
Diabetes, n (%)	11 (34.4)	27 (28.4)	0.525
CAD, n (%)	7 (21.9)	19 (20.0)	0.820
Smoking, n (%)	15 (46.9)	51 (53.7)	0.505
Alcohol consumption, n (%)	15 (46.9)	47 (49.5)	0.799
TG (mmol/l)	1.67 ± 0.79	1.54 ± 0.72	0.388
TC (mmol/l)	4.47 ± 0.97	4.17 ± 0.93	0.128
HDL (mmol/l)	1.00 ± 0.23	1.07 ± 0.24	0.190
LDL (mmol/l)	2.42 ± 0.77	2.34 ± 0.79	0.599
GLU (mmol/l)	6.27 ± 2.49	6.13 ± 2.50	0.780
CRP (mg/l)	40.48 ± 44.23	9.18 ± 13.32	<0.001	1.038 (1.014-1.063)	0.001
OPG (pg/ml)	2357.13 ± 513.24	1804.88 ± 570.70	<0.001	1.002 (1.001-1.003)	0.001
High-grade stenosis (stenosis ≥ 70%), n (%)	12 (37.5)	46 (48.4)	0.283