Table 3. Association between plaque tissue characteristics and laboratory values.
| Characteristic | Fibrotic | Lipidic | Necrotic | Necrolipidic | Calcific | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | r | P | r | P | r | P | r | P | |
| Age | −0.41 | 0.005 | 0.33 | 0.022 | 0.33 | 0.022 | 0.38 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.93 |
| Weight | 0.16 | 0.174 | −0.14 | 0.197 | −0.16 | 0.17 | −0.19 | 0.132 | 0.04 | 0.396 |
| Total cholesterol | −0.06 | 0.364 | −0.09 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 0.461 | 0.0 | 0.493 | 0.13 | 0.226 |
| LDL-C | −0.09 | 0.288 | 0.03 | 0.431 | −0.01 | 0.485 | 0.02 | 0.46 | 0.01 | 0.478 |
| HDL-C | −0.21 | 0.098 | −0.01 | 0.47 | 0.28 | 0.042 | 0.2 | 0.115 | 0.28 | 0.044 |
| Triglycerides | 0.24 | 0.07 | −0.19 | 0.129 | −0.25 | 0.062 | −0.23 | 0.08 | −0.06 | 0.35 |
| Glucose | 0.02 | 0.441 | −0.23 | 0.083 | 0.05 | 0.391 | −0.12 | 0.244 | −0.02 | 0.46 |
| HbA1c | 0.18 | 0.142 | −0.29 | 0.043 | −0.17 | 0.158 | −0.25 | 0.068 | 0.07 | 0.331 |
| C-peptide | −0.02 | 0.46 | −0.29 | 0.059 | 0.10 | 0.308 | −0.1 | 0.299 | 0.34 | 0.033 |
HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, r: Pearson correlation coefficient, P: Value of significance, ^Significant values are marked in bold