Table 4

The relationship between unstable carotid plaque and RC concentrations

Model 2+LDL-CModel 2+LDL-C+ApoA1
RC, per 1 mmol/L increase1.288 (0.912–1.819) 0.15111.249 (0.886–1.760) 0.2043
Quartiles of RC
 Q1 (< 0.32)Ref.Ref.
 Q2 (0.32≤0.42)1.378 (0.915–2.073) 0.12451.337 (0.887–2.016) 0.1654
 Q3(0.42≤0.55)1.922 (1.286–2.873) 0.00141.786 (1.190–2.680) 0.0051
 Q4(≥0.55)1.663 (1.104–2.505) 0.01501.526 (1.007–2.312) 0.0463
p for trend0.01890.0624
  • Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, BMI, WHR, SBP, DBP, FBG, eGFR, smoking history, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus.

  • ApoA1, apolipoprotein A1; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FBG, fasting blood glucose; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; RC, remnant cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.