Table 3.

Comparison of monocyte/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and carotid intima-media thickness between diabetes and non-diabetes groups

Variables	DM† (n = 118)	Non-DM (n = 126)	P-value
MHRα	2.65(1.87–4.37)	3.14(2.18–4.93)	0.13
RT CIMTβ	0.4(0.3–0.5)	0.4(0.3–0.5)	0.85
LT CIMTμ	0.4(0.3–0.5)	0.4(0.3–0.5)	0.60
CIMT γ	0.4(0.35–0.5)	0.4(0.35–0.5)	0.56

Data are expressed as median (interquartile range), applying the Mann-Whitney test

^†DM Diabetes mellitus

^αMHR Monocyte/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio

^βRT CIMT Right carotid intima-media thickness

^μLT CIMT Left carotid intima-media thickness

^γ CIMT is the average of RT CIMT and LT CIMT

* indicates significance