Table 1 Demographic data of the study participants (N = 1749).

Sex, M

41.1%

Hypertension

34.4%

Diabetes

12.1%

Hypercholesterolemia

33.8 %

Past and current smoker

18.6%

Total cholesterol, mean ± SD, mg/dL

200.9 ± 38.1

Triglyceride, mean ± SD, mg/dL

122.3 ± 81.4

HDL-cholesterol, mean ± SD, mg/dL

56.5 ± 15.2

Body mass index, mean ± SD, Kg/m²

24.5 ± 3.5

CCA IMT value, mean ± SD, mm

0.63 ± 0.14

Bif IMT value, mean ± SD, mm

0.66 ± 0.13

ICA IMT value, mean ± SD, mm

0.51 ± 0.09

Presence/absence of plaque, n (%)

583 (33.3%)/1166 (66.7%)

BRAP SNP rs11066001

AA

841 (48.1%)

AG

707 (40.4%)

GG

133 (7.6%)

Failed genotyping

68 (3.9%)