Association between high cystatin C levels and carotid atherosclerosis

Table 3 Subject characteristics associated with maximum carotid plaque thickness

Variables	Median (min, max) or n (%)		P value
	MCPT ≥ 2 mm (n = 52)	MCPT < 2 mm (n = 76)
Age (yr)	72 (51, 87)	66 (39, 83)	< 0.011
Sex (male)	42 (81)	56 (74)	< 0.352
Body-mass index (kg/m2)	24.1 (17.0, 38.0)	24.3 (15.1, 31.7)	< 0.351
Visceral fat area (cm2)	138.9 (30.5, 281.7)	115.8 (22.9, 249.2)	< 0.101
Lifestyle habits
Current smokers	9 (17)	14 (18)	0.852
Alcohol consumers	28 (54)	50 (66)	0.172
No exercise habits	18 (35)	20 (26)	0.312
Diagnosed hypertension	32 (62)	29 (38)	< 0.012
Diagnosed dyslipidemia	29 (56)	43 (57)	0.932
Diagnosed diabetes mellitus	18 (35)	11 (14)	< 0.012
Kidney function
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.80 (0.45, 1.36)	0.75 (0.38, 1.17)	< 0.031
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min per 1.73 m2)	73.3 (38.9, 111.9)	80.2 (47.9, 122.6)	< 0.021
Cystatin C (mg/L)	0.83 (0.55, 1.45)	0.72 (0.49, 1.22)	< 0.011

¹Student t test was used for estimating the significance;

²χ² test.