Table 2.

Correlation of influence factors and the degree of carotid plaque vulnerability.

Variables	r value	P value
Age	0.302	<0.001
SBP	0.163	<0.001
Lymphocyte	-0.089	0.030
NLR	0.087	0.034

Abbreviations: SBP: systolic blood pressure; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.