Table II.

Association between serum miR-483-5p and the clinical characteristics of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis.

		miR-483-5p expression
Parameter	Total no. (n=128)	Low (n=60)	High (n=68)	P-value
Age, years				0.855
<60	48	22	26
≥60	80	38	42
Sex				0.383
Female	42	22	20
Male	86	38	48
BMI, kg/m2				0.390
<25	40	21	19
≥25	88	39	49
Diabetes				0.011
Negative	68	39	29
Positive	60	21	39
Hypertension				0.532
Negative	56	28	28
Positive	72	32	40
Dyslipidemia				0.047
Negative	67	37	30
Positive	61	23	38
Degree of carotid stenosis				0.006
<70%	56	34	22
≥70%	72	26	46

BMI, body mass index.