IJCS | Volume 31, Nº4, July / August 2018

363 Gomes et al. Atherosclerosis and hypertension in pregnancy Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2018;31(4)359-366 Original Article Table 3 - Comparison of clinical characteristics, life habits and family history with carotid atherosclerosis in menopausal women Classic risk factors Total (504) n (%) Carotid atherosclerosis p value* No (378) n (%) Yes (126) n (%) Systemic arterial hypertension 341 (67.7) 244 (64.6) 97 (77) 0.011 Diabetes mellitus 84 (16.7) 61 (16.1) 23 (18.3) 0.583 Dyslipidemia 387 (76.8) 280 (74.1) 107 (84.9) 0.014 BMI – obesity 166 (32.9) 122 (32.3) 44 (34.9) 0.586 Central obesity 481 (95.4) 366 (96.8) 115 (91.3) 0.014 Metabolic syndrome 270 (53.6) 194 (51.3) 76 (60.3) 0.081 Sedentary life style 146 (29) 105 (27.8) 41 (32.5) 0.310 Consumption of ≥ 5 servings of fruit/day 133 (26.4) 99 (26.2) 34 (27) 0.907 Passive smoking < 6 months 398 (79) 300 (79.4) 98 (77.8) 0.706 Family history of CAD 85 (16.9) 60 (15.9) 25 (19.8) 0.336 * Test of the chi square. BMI: body mass index; CAD: coronary artery disease. Table 4 - Comparison of classic cardiovascular risk factors with carotid atherosclerosis in menopausal women Dependent variables Total Carotid atherosclerosis p value* No Yes Age 56.23 (± 5.40) 56.25 (± 5.334) 56.63 (± 5.089) 0.477 SBP 130.40 (± 20.29) 128.59 (± 19.87) 134.18 (± 21.54) 0.008 DBP 84.03 (± 11.51) 83.30 (± 11.30) 84.50 (± 13.07) 0.322 BMI 28.45 (± 5.05) 28.29 (± 4.94) 28.79 (± 5.07) 0.328 Abdominal circumference 92.11 (± 11.51) 91.73 (± 11.29) 91.82 (± 11.34) 0.945 Brachial circumference 28.72 (± 4.47) 28.73 (± 4.58) 28.56 (± 4.57) 0.714 Hip circumference 103.11 (± 12.06) 103.09 (11.86) 102.39 (± 12.18) 0.571 Glycemia 102.41 (± 42.16) 100.00 (± 36.03) 107.72 (± 48.67) 0.060 Total cholesterol 219.43 (± 43.42) 214.31 (± 42.48) 229.68 (± 47.44) 0.001 HDL-cholesterol 51.80 (± 11.11) 52.36 (± 11.02) 51.91 (± 12.39) 0.709 LDL-cholesterol 143.85 (± 40.84) 139.97 (± 40.38) 156.52 (± 42.59) 0.0005 Triglycerides 141.46 (± 81.19) 134.26 (± 74.68) 149.41 (± 85.32) 0.058 us-CRP 0.34 (± 0.54) 0.32 (± 0.52) 0.34 (± 0.47) 0.773 * Unpaired Student’s t test. SBP: systemic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; us-CRP: ultra-sensitive C-reactive protein.