The fibrosis-4 index and its association with carotid atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in China.

BMC Cardiovasc Disord · 2025 · PMC11748503 · PMID 39833683

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Notably, in the subgroup analysis by gender, among male patients, the risk of CA exhibited an increasing trend in the 1.3 ≤ Fib-4 < 2.67 group (OR: 1.673, 95% CI: 1.180–2.371) and the Fib-4 ≥ 2.67 group (OR: 1.437, 95% CI: 1.022–2.020), with statistically significant differences ( p < 0.05).

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