Table 1 Characteristics of MCA atherosclerotic plaques with and without symptoms

Age

57.1 ± 10.0

57.2 ± 9.9

57.0 ± 10.5

Sex (male)

17 (53.1%)

10 (58.8%)

7 (46.7%)

BMI

24.5 ± 3.6

23.1 ± 3.0

25.9 ± 3.7

Hypertension

20 (62.5%)

12 (70.6%)

8 (53.3%)

Diabetes

11 (34.4%)

7 (41.2%)

4 (26.7%)

Smoking

10 (31.3%)

4 (23.5%)

6 (40.0%)

Drinking

5 (15.6%)

3 (17.6%)

2 (13.3%)

Degree of stenosis

70–99%

20 (62.5%)

12 (70.6%)

8 (53.3%)

50–69%

9 (28.1%)

4 (23.5%)

5 (33.3%)

< 50%

3 (9.4%)

1 (5.9%)

2 (13.3%)

WBC (× 10⁹/L)

7.2 ± 1.6

7.3 ± 1.6

7.2 ± 1.7

LYM (× 10⁹/L)

2.0 ± 0.6

2.0 ± 0.7

2.1 ± 0.6

NEUT (× 10⁹/L)

4.4 ± 1.3

4.5 ± 1.3

4.3 ± 1.4

MONO (× 10⁹/L)

0.5 ± 0.2

0.5 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.2

Platelets (× 10⁹/L)

245.5 ± 46.8

248.2 ± 45.9

242.5 ± 49.1

GLU(mmol/L)

5.5 (3.9–16.4)

5.6 (3.9–15.6)

5.1 (4.2–16.4)

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.9 ± 1.4

4.8 ± 1.7

5.1 ± 1.1

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.6 (0.6–4.3)

1.6 (0.6–3.9)

1.4 (0.8–4.3)

HDL (mmol/L)

1.1 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.3

LDL (mmol/L)

3.2 ± 1.1

3.1 ± 1.4

3.3 ± 0.8

Apolipoprotein E (mg/L)

36.6 ± 11.0

35.6 ± 11.9

37.5 ± 10.2

hsCRP (mmol/L)

1.7 (0.2–26.9)

1.4 (0.2–18.3)

2.0 (0.3–26.9)

NLR

2.4 ± 1.1

2.6 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 1.0

LMR

4.1 ± 1.5

3.9 ± 1.6

4.2 ± 1.5

LMR ≤ 4.0 (%)

17 (53.1%)

11 (64.7%)

6 (40.0%)

PLR

133.4 ± 49.6

140.2 ± 49.9

125.8 ± 49.7

SII

603.1 ± 319.8

649.9 ± 315.5

550.1 ± 282.1

Plaque burden

0.8 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

Plaque area (mm²)

13.2 ± 6.9

14.3 ± 7.3

12.0 ± 6.5

Plaque enhancement

21 (65.6%)

14 (82.4%)

7 (46.7%)

CR

0.54 ± 0.14

0.56 ± 0.12

0.52 ± 0.13

WSSmax (Pa)

258.1 ± 142.0

324.0 ± 146.8

184.5 ± 93.6

WSSR

85.0 ± 54.2

112.8 ± 51.3

53.5 ± 38.8

PR

0.7 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.2

Hospitalization days

10.4 ± 5.4

12.7 ± 6.0

7.7 ± 3.2