close to significanceP = 0.053
For new-onset carotid plaque, the AI+OFS regimen showed a higher, though not statistically significant, hazard compared with TAM (HR 3.087; 95% CI, 0.960–9.930; P = 0.059), and baseline HbA1c was similarly close to significance (HR 2.579; 95% CI, 0.987–6.741; P = 0.053).