Table 4 Sex differences in the prevalence of carotid plaque in the participants by demographical characteristics and risk factors in all participant*.
Characteristics | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rate (%) | P | Rate (%) | P | |
Total | 782 (50.1) | 792 (35.5) | <0.001 | |
Age group | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
45~54 yrs | 125 (29.1) | 156 (19.4) | ||
55~64 yrs | 323 (51.1) | 361 (40.9) | ||
65~74 yrs | 208 (61.5) | 182 (47.2) | ||
≥75 years | 126 (78.8) | 93 (60.0) | ||
Education level: | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
0 year | 79 (57.7) | 239 (45.8) | ||
1~6 years | 390 (55.8) | 369 (37.1) | ||
>6 years | 313 (43.2) | 184 (25.8) | ||
Hypertension | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 172 (38.3) | 189 (25.0) | ||
No | 610 (54.9) | 603 (41.0) | ||
Diabetes | 0.011 | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 641 (48.6) | 622 (33.2) | ||
No | 125 (57.9) | 157 (49.5) | ||
Obesity | 0.107 | 0.899 | ||
Yes | 633 (51.2) | 590 (35.5) | ||
No | 149 (46.1) | 202 (35.8) | ||
Smoking | 0.671 | 0.133 | ||
Yes | 337 (50.8) | 768 (35.3) | ||
No | 445 (49.7) | 24 (45.3) | ||
Passive smoking | 0.087 | 0.066 | ||
Yes | 671 (51.1) | 501 (37.0) | ||
No | 111 (45.1) | 291 (33.2) | ||
Alcohol consumption | 0.001 | 0.369 | ||
Yes | 532 (53.3) | 779 (35.4) | ||
No | 250 (44.6) | 13 (43.3) | ||
High TC | 0.016 | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 705 (49.1) | 644 (33.9) | ||
No | 61 (61.6) | 135 (46.6) | ||
High TG | 0.222 | 0.365 | ||
Yes | 639 (50.6) | 577 (35.1) | ||
No | 127 (46.5) | 202 (37.2) | ||
Low HDL-C | 0.834 | 0.924 | ||
Yes | 621 (50.0) | 690 (35.6) | ||
No | 145 (49.3) | 89 (35.3) | ||
High LDL-C | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 690 (48.1) | 648 (32.5) | ||
No | 76 (75.2) | 131 (67.2) | ||