Plasma Betatrophin Levels and Carotid Atherosclerosis

Figure 1

Betatrophin levels and carotid plaque or plaque score. Plasma betatrophin levels were significantly higher in subjects with plaque than in those without plaque (a) (). A stepwise increase in betatrophin levels was found depending on the plaque score: 729 pg/mL in , 802 pg/mL in , and 978 pg/mL in (). In particular, betatrophin levels in were higher than those in () (b).