Femoral artery plaque: A simple ultrasound clue for severe coronary stenosis

Table 1 General characteristics of patients of the total cohort (n = 218) and groups with and without coronary atherosclerosis, n (%)

Parameters	Baseline characteristics			P value
	Total cohort (n = 218)	Patients with Gensini score 0 (n = 76)	Patients with Gensini score > 0 (n = 142)
Sex (men%)	53	43	60.5	0.036
Age	62.6 (10.9)	60.5 (11.9)	63.5 (10.1)	-
BMI, kg/m2	29.9 (5.8)	29.4 (5.6)	30.1 (5.1)	-
Smoking (0/1/2)1%	45/13/42	50/14/36	42/9/46	-
DMT2%	21.3	14.2	25.6	0.05
Waist circumference, cm	93.0 (11.5)	92.1 (12.2)	93.7 (12.3)	-
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	129.5 (12.7)	126.53 (11.5)	131.1 (14.3)	0.02
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	71.8 (7.8)	71.8 (7.6)	73.5 (8.6)	-
Biochemical markers
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	4.32 (1.10)	4.49 (1.13)	4.24 (1.08)	-
Triglycerides, mmol/L	1.50 (0.76)	1.54 (0.85)	1.47 (0.72)	-
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	2.50 (0.90)	2.62 (0.97)	2.43 (0.91)	-
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.15 (0.31)	1.18 (0.32)	1.12 (0.30)	-
Glucose, mmol/L	6.32 (1.68)	5.85 (1.35)	6.60 (1.78)	0.0001
Statin treatment at enrollment%	58.2	32.3	72.3	0.0001

¹Smoking status: 0: Never smoked; 1: Smoking in the past; 2: Present smoker.

The groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney test. DM: Diabetes mellitus type 2; BMI: Body mass index; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein.