Association between the Plasma-Glycosylated Hemoglobin A1c/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio and Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Baseline information according to quartiles of the HbA1c/HDL-C ratio.

Characteristics	Normal control	Carotid atherosclerosis	P-value
Number of patients
Age (years)			<0.001
Male sex	130 (59.1%)	767 (70.8%)	<0.001
Hypertension	95 (43.2%)	672 (62.0%)	<0.001
DM	49 (22.3%)	401 (37.0%)	<0.001
Smoking	61 (27.7%)	375 (34.6%)	0.049
Alcohol consumption	11 (5.0%)	70 (6.5%)	0.414
HbA1c (%)	5.8 (5.5-6.2)	6.1 (5.7-6.8)	<0.001
Fasting blood glucose			0.016
TG (mmol/L)			0.223
TC (mmol/L)			0.698
ApoA (mmol/L)^†			<0.001
ApoB (mmol/L)^†			0.048
LDL-C (mmol/L)			0.094
HDL-C (mmol/L)			<0.001
Creatinine (mmol/L)			0.003
WBC (×10^9/L)			0.027

Data shown as deviation or median (Q1–Q3) or (%). ^†Missing data were interpolated using the mean value. DM: diabetes mellitus; HbA1c: hemoglobin Alc; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; ApoA: apolipoprotein A; ApoB: apolipoprotein B; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; WBC: white blood cells.