Table 1.
Comparison of potential risk factors between patients with significant ACAS and those with non-significant ACAS
| Factors | Non-significant ACAS (153 cases) |
Significant ACAS (47 cases) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 58.5 ± 8.5 | 72.9 ± 9.1 | 0.032* |
| Sex (male) | 105 (68.6%) | 26 (55.3%) | 0.093 |
| Cigarette-smoking | 120 (78.7%) | 46 (97.9%) | < 0.001* |
| Diabetes | 142 (92.8%) | 46 (97.9%) | 0.294 |
| Hypertension | 135 (88.2%) | 45 (95.7%) | 0.133 |
| Coronary heart disease | 148 (96.7%) | 18 (38.3%) | 0.707 |
| Alcohol-beverage drinking | 127 (83.0%) | 45 (95.7%) | < 0.001* |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.33 ± 0.55 | 1.37 ± 0.53 | 0.618 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.63 ± 0.96 | 5.02 ± 1.12 | 0.025* |
| Fibrinogen (g/L) | 3.82 ± 0.91 | 4.18 ± 1.05 | 0.038* |
ACAS Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis
*Significant P value