Characteristic of the group with intima media thickness measurement (population 40+).

1. positive by microscopy.2. positive by PCR.Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index, WHR = waist to hips ratio, FBG = fasting blood glucose, TC = total cholesterol, TG = triglyceride, HDL-c = high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c = low density lipoprotein cholesterol, TIgE = total immunoglobulin E, hs-CRP = high sensitive C reactive protein, TNF = tumor necrosis factor, IL-10 = interleukin 10. *Adjusted mean difference for TIgE, hs-CRP and cytokines were anti-log transformed and represent ratio.