Table 3.

Covariate-adjusted mean (SEM) lipid profiles according to different composition of carotid plaque.

	Carotid plaque composition
	n	None	SE	n	Echolucent	SE	n	Echogenic	SE	n	Heterogeneous	SE	n	Polytype	SE	P	P-trend
		mean			mean			mean			mean			mean
TG
Model 1	1,512	1.8	0.04	485	1.84	0.07	20	1.54	0.34	334	1.82	0.09	368	1.79	0.09	0.920	0.832
Model 2	1,360	1.86	0.04	427	1.73	0.07	19	1.58	0.31	299	1.76	0.08	321	1.78	0.08	0.452	0.56
TC
Model 1	1,502	4.64	0.03	479	4.74	0.05	20	4.36	0.24	331	4.71	0.06	366	4.75	0.06	0.183	0.246
Model 2	1,386	4.66	0.03	435	4.73	0.05	19	4.32	0.23	303	4.7	0.06	324	4.74	0.06	0.318	0.431
HDLc
Model 1	1,504	1.37	0.01	484	1.35	0.02	20	1.3	0.1	333	1.36	0.03	368	1.33	0.03	0.711	0.463
Model 2	1,360	1.33	0.01	427	1.284	0.02	19	1.3	0.08	299	1.29	0.02	321	1.29	0.02	0.089	0.179
LDLc
Model 1	1,474	2.9	0.02	473	3.05*	0.04	20	2.68	0.19	327	2.97	0.05	361	3.05	0.05	0.002	0.08
Model 2	1,360	2.9	0.02	427	3.05*	0.04	19	2.62	0.19	299	2.97	0.05	321	3.05	0.05	0.004	0.116
Non-HDLc
Model 1	1,494	3.28	0.03	478	3.41	0.05	20	3.06	0.26	330	3.36	0.07	366	3.42	0.07	0.132	0.172
Model 2	1,380	3.3	0.03	435	3.4	0.05	19	3.01	0.25	303	3.37	0.07	324	3.42	0.06	0.245	0.259
TC/HDLc
Model 1	1,494	3.68	0.03	478	3.82	0.05	20	3.49	0.26	330	3.79	0.07	366	3.9*	0.06	0.016	0.02
Model 2	1,380	3.7	0.03	435	3.82	0.05	19	3.45	0.25	303	3.8	0.07	324	3.9	0.06	0.042	0.031
LDLc/HDLc
Model 1	1,472	2.31	0.02	472	2.46**	0.04	20	2.13	0.18	326	2.41	0.05	361	2.51**	0.05	<0.001	0.005
Model 2	1,360	2.31	0.02	427	2.47**	0.04	19	2.09	0.18	299	2.43	0.05	321	2.51**	0.05	<0.001	0.007
TG/HDLc
Model 1	1,504	1.59	0.05	484	1.56	0.08	20	1.44	0.39	333	1.55	0.1	368	1.61	0.1	0.975	0.871
Model 2	1,388	1.58	0.02	437	1.59	0.03	19	1.73	0.13	304	1.59	0.03	325	1.63	0.03	0.592	0.291

Compared with participants without CCA plaque, *P < 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, ***P ≤ 0.001.