Cardiovascular Diabetology

Table 2 Comparison of carotid atherosclerotic lesions stratified by sex and age in each UACR tertile group

From: Low-grade albuminuria is associated with early but not late carotid atherosclerotic lesions in community-based patients with type 2 diabetes

		Mean CIMT		Carotid plaque		Carotid stenosis
		Value (mm)	p value	Prevalence (%)	p value	Prevalence (%)	p value
Sex
1^st tertile	Male	0.94 ± 0.42	0.1	33.30%	0.053	4.30%	0.472
1^st tertile	Female	0.84 ± 0.28	0.1	19.10%	0.053	2.30%	0.472
2^nd tertile	Male	1.01 ± 0.48	0.634	39.10%	0.925	0.00%	N/A
2^nd tertile	Female	0.97 ± 0.39	0.634	38.90%	0.925	0.00%	N/A
3^rd tertile	Male	1.12 ± 0.37	0.045	36.80%	0.04	5.30%	0.774
3^rd tertile	Female	0.99 ± 0.33	0.045	51.50%	0.04	3.00%	0.774
Age
1^st tertile	Age < 65	0.80 ± 0.29	0.001	17.00%	0.009	3.40%	0.832
1^st tertile	Age ≥ 65	0.99 ± 0.39	0.001	35.70%	0.009	2.90%	0.832
2^nd tertile	Age < 65	0.94 ± 0.45	0.062	25.40%	0.005	0.00%	N/A
2^nd tertile	Age ≥ 65	1.02 ± 0.42	0.062	47.90%	0.005	0.00%	N/A
3^rd tertile	Age < 65	0.91 ± 0.33	0.002	32.00%	0.013	0.00%	0.997
	Age ≥ 65	1.09 ± 0.34		52.80%		5.60%

P value: The p values were adjusted for either sex or age for the trend.

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