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. 2022 Apr 12;2(3):311–319. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2021.10.010

Table 2.

Baseline Plaque Characteristics

	Quartiles of Baseline Hemoglobin				P Value
	I (Lowest) (5.5−13.2 g/dL) (n = 210)	II (13.3−14.3 g/dL) (n = 223)	III (14.4−15.2 g/dL) (n = 205)	IV (Highest) (15.3−18.2 g/dL) (n = 192)	P Value
Total, mm³	34.1 (0.0-127.4)	28.8 (0.0-123.0)	49.9 (5.6-135.0)	34.3 (0.0-130.7)	0.235
Fibrous, mm³	15.9 (0.0-55.5)	12.1 (0.0-51.1)	23.2 (2.4-59.1)	15.7 (0.0-56.2)	0.118
Fibrous-fatty, mm³	1.1 (0.0-13.5)	0.9 (0.0-13.0)	5.1 (0.0-22.5)	3.3 (0.0-21.2)	0.006
Necrotic core, mm³	0.0 (0.0-0.5)	0.0 (0.0-0.5)	0.0 (0.0-1.4)	0.0 (0.0-1.1)	0.036
Dense calcium, mm³	7.2 (0.0-46.2)	4.3 (0.0-38.3)	5.0 (0.0-33.6)	3.1 (0.0-32.7)	0.398

Values are median (interquartile range).