After adjustment for age and sex, diabetics were shown to be more likely to have mixed plaques {odds ratio (OR): 2.91, 95% CI 1.11-0.62, p=0.03}; whereas, after adjustment for age, sex, history of hypertension, smoking, and hypercholesterolemia, patients with diabetes showed a trend toward more mixed plaque but the difference was not statistically significant (OR: 2.87, 95% CI 0.95-8.70, p=0.062).
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Comparison of Plaque Composition in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Using Multislice CT Angiography.
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