Table 3.

Apo B/A1 ratio and OCT vulnerable plaque characteristics in patients

Characteristics	Apo B/A1		P value
Plaque rupture
Yes	78	0.78 ± 0.28	< 0.001
No	239	0.67 ± 0.24
Plaque erosion
Yes	43	0.78 ± 0.25	0.027
No	274	0.69 ± 0.25
Calcified nodule
Yes	12	0.66 ± 0.19	0.606
No	305	0.70 ± 0.26
TCFA
Yes	16	0.69 ± 0.15	0.833
No	301	0.70 ± 0.26
Fibrous plaque
Yes	131	0.71 ± 0.24	0.423
No	181	0.69 ± 0.26
Calcification
Yes	85	0.63 ± 0.22	0.002
No	232	0.72 ± 0.26
Lipid-rich plaque
Yes	78	0.70 ± 0.25	0.906
No	239	0.70 ± 0.26
Cholesterol crystal
Yes	136	0.72 ± 0.25	0.184
No	181	0.68 ± 0.26
Micro-vessel
Yes	66	0.72 ± 0.28	0.370
No	251	0.69 ± 0.25
Thrombus
Yes	88	0.79 ± 0.28	< 0.001
No	229	0.66 ± 0.23
Macrophage
Yes	60	0.70 ± 0.26	0.991
No	257	0.70 ± 0.25
In-stent restenosis
Yes	43	0.67 ± 0.22	0.495
No	274	0.70 ± 0.26

Apo apolipoprotein, TCFA thin-cap fibroatheroma