Abstract:Objective To investigate the influencing factors for carotid atherosclerotic plaque stability in Han residents in Changde, China.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 794 subjects who visited the outpatient service or underwent physical examination in Physical Examination Center in The First People's Hospital of Changde from January to December, 2014. These subjects were divided into stable plaque group (353 patients) and unstable plaque group (441 patients). General information and results of biochemical examination were collected. The two groups were compared based on the results of color Doppler examination of cervical vessels.Results The univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences between the two groups in hypertension, diabetes, smoking, age, total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), fibrinogen (FIB), C-reactive protein (CRP), and homocysteine (Hcy) (P<0.05). The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that diabetes (odds ratio [OR]=3.115, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.163-4.487, P=0.000), hypertension (OR=1.991, 95% CI 1.429-2.772, P=0.000), smoking (OR=1.372, 95% CI 1.001-1.879, P=0.049), LDL-C (OR=1.308, 95% CI 1.084-1.578, P=0.005), FIB (OR=1.291, 95% CI 1.055-1.580, P=0.013), TC (OR=1.216, 95% CI 1.001-1.477, P=0.049), age (OR=1.033, 95% CI 1.017-1.048, P=0.000), and Hcy (OR=1.031, 95%CI 1.009-1.053, P=0.006) were risk factors for the formation of unstable plaque in carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) (P<0.05), while HDL-C (OR=0.447, 95%CI 0.270-0.740, P=0.002) was the protective factor (P<0.05).Conclusions In Han residents in Changde, diabetes, hypertension, smoking, LDL-C, FIB, TC, Hcy, and age are risk factors for unstable plaque in CAS, while HDL-C is a protective factor.