MicroRNA-361-5p acts as a biomarker for carotid artery stenosis and promotes vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration

Table 2 Comparison of general data between the two study groups

Items	Control group (n = 150)	CAS group (n = 150)	P value
Age, year	54.55 ± 8.50	55.21 ± 7.78	0.484
Sex, male/female	82/68	79/71	0.728
BMI, kg/m²	24.78 ± 3.19	24.93 ± 3.09	0.681
Smoker, n (%)	66/84	87/63	0.011
FBG, mmol/L	5.81 ± 0.51	6.03 ± 0.55	< 0.001
MPV	10.18 ± 0.98	10.25 ± 1.09	0.584
TG, mmol/L	1.56 ± 0.44	1.66 ± 0.62	0.108
HDL-C, mmol/L	1.24 ± 0.51	1.07 ± 0.50	0.003
LDL-C, mmol/L	2.05 ± 0.64	2.23 ± 0.79	0.031
HR	76.22 ± 10.94	77.17 ± 9.97	0.431
SBP	126.35 ± 14.00	147.13 ± 21.39	< 0.001
DBP	82.58 ± 11.06	89.43 ± 13.71	< 0.001
PP	43.77 ± 17.08	57.70 ± 26.42	< 0.001

Note: FBG, fasting blood-glucose; MPV, mean platelet volume; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HR, heart rate; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure; PP, Pulse pressure

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