Fig 2: – Curva receiver operating characteristic (ROC) para valor diagnóstico de PM20D1 de aterosclerose carotídea (AC), AC grave ou AC/AVC. AVc: acidente vascular cerebral.

Fig 3: – Níveis séricos de PM20D1 em pacientes com aterosclerose carotídea (AC) com gravidades e estabilidade da placa diferentes. ***p<0,001, **p<0,01. AVC: acidente vascular cerebral. AVC: acidente vascular cerebral.

Fig 4: The expression of serum PM20D1, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, ALB and cTNT. *P < 0.05. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey’s post hoc test and Bonferroni correction was used for comparison among three groups

Fig 5: ROC curve of diagnostic value of PM20D1 for patients’ mortality