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Table 1 Comparison of potential risk factors between patients with significant ACAS and those with non-significant ACAS

From: Correlation between significant asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and severity of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in the lower limb: a retrospective study on 200 patients

Factors

Non-significant ACAS

(153 cases)

Significant ACAS

(47 cases)

P-value

Age (years)

58.5 ± 8.5

72.9 ± 9.1

0.032*

Sex (male)

105 (68.6%)

26 (55.3%)

0.093

Cigarette-smoking

120 (78.7%)

46 (97.9%)

< 0.001*

Diabetes

142 (92.8%)

46 (97.9%)

0.294

Hypertension

135 (88.2%)

45 (95.7%)

0.133

Coronary heart disease

148 (96.7%)

18 (38.3%)

0.707

Alcohol-beverage drinking

127 (83.0%)

45 (95.7%)

< 0.001*

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.33 ± 0.55

1.37 ± 0.53

0.618

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.63 ± 0.96

5.02 ± 1.12

0.025*

Fibrinogen (g/L)

3.82 ± 0.91

4.18 ± 1.05

0.038*

  1. ACAS Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis
  2. *Significant P value