LncRNA HOTAIR: A Novel Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis and Prediction of the Onset of Cerebral Ischemic Events

Table 1 Statistical analysis of basic clinical information of all subjects

Characteristic	ACAS patients	Controls	P value
Characteristic	N = 88	N = 80	P value
Age (years)	65 ± 11	64 ± 10	0.598
Gender (male/female)	40/48	37/43	0.918
BMI (kg/m [2])	23.71 ± 5.51	22.38 ± 4.43	0.089
FBG (mg/dL)	96.58 ± 14.86	92.56 ± 18.02	0.116
TC (mg/dL)	193.33 ± 5.16	192.21 ± 3.69	0.109
TG (mg/dL)	125.11 ± 14.31	121.30 ± 12.65	0.070
HDL (mg/dL)	48.26 ± 3.52	49.01 ± 3.94	0.192
LDL (mg/dL)	113.60 ± 5.65	112.78 ± 6.26	0.374
SBP (mm Hg)	131.64 ± 11.94**	126.05 ± 13.68	0.003
DBP (mm Hg)	83.70 ± 10.56**	77.33 ± 16.30	< 0.001
CRP (mg/l)	24.51 ± 3.56***	4.61 ± 1.98	< 0.001

Instructions: CAS carotid artery stenosis, BMI body mass index, FBG fasting blood glucose, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, CRP C-reactive protein. Data are expressed as n or mean ± standard deviation. **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, Controls compared with patients with ACAS

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