Soft plaque n = 259 | Calcified plaque n = 129 | Mixed plaque n = 96 | P value | P1 value | P2 value | P3 value | |
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Age (years) | 61.37 ± 9.13 | 63.41 ± 8.72 | 64.38 ± 8.88 | 0.010 | 0.045 | 0.006 | 0.446 |
Sex (male), n (%) | 145(56%) | 64(49.6%) | 68(70.8%) | 0.020b | / | / | / |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.90 ± 1.11 | 4.68 ± 1.01 | 4.62 ± 1.04 | 0.045 | 0.080 | 0.028 | 0.640 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.27 ± 1.01 | 3.08 ± 0.88 | 2.93 ± 0.99 | 0.009 | 0.080 | 0.003 | 0.266 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.32 ± 0.38 | 1.42 ± 0.67 | 1.24 ± 0.43 | 0.076 | 0.110 | 0.275 | 0.026 |
Non-HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.58 ± 1.11 | 3.27 ± 1.36 | 3.37 ± 1.05 | 0.041 | 0.017 | 0.139 | 0.498 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 2.00 ± 1.26 | 1.80 ± 1.04 | 2.20 ± 1.52 | 0.076 | 0.168 | 0.181 | 0.023 |
Apo(B) (g/L) | 1.12 ± 0.34 | 1.06 ± 0.38 | 1.06 ± 0.31 | 0.178 | 0.128 | 0.144 | 0.983 |
Lp(a)-mass, (mg/L)a | 200(69–383) | 166(77–293) | 149(64–279) | 0.025 | 0.049 | 0.018 | 0.662 |
Lp(a)-particle, (nmol/L)a | 21.5(5.3–52) | 18.6(5.3–43.1) | 17.1(7.6–28.01) | 0.006 | 0.038 | 0.003 | 0.391 |
KIV-2 copy numbers (copies) | 14.31 ± 6.94 | 13.84 ± 5.25 | 13.87 ± 4.20 | 0.768 | 0.543 | 0.587 | 0.979 |
HbA1C (%) | 6.10 ± 1.08 | 6.12 ± 0.89 | 6.18 ± 0.99 | 0.783 | 0.848 | 0.485 | 0.657 |
HS-CRP (mg/L)a | 0.91(0.45–1.79) | 0.86(0.43–1.88) | 0.92(0.45–2.52) | 0.515 | 0.292 | 0.456 | 0.814 |