Association between alcohol consumption and carotid atherosclerosis in Russia.

Sci Rep · 2025 · PMC12391389 · PMID 40866491

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a borderline significant trendp = 0.057so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Left common carotid stenosis demonstrated a borderline significant trend ( p = 0.057), with highest prevalence in harmful drinking group (7.6%).

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a significant trendno p-value reported

Common carotid plaques demonstrated a significant trend only on the left side, with highest prevalence in narcology patients (17.6%) and harmful drinking (17.1%) versus non-problem drinking group (8.3%).

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