CD163 and Arterial stenosis: sCD163 was positively related in three out of five studies; two times to non-calcified plaque[6,23] and one time to coronary calcium score and coronary artery stenosis of more than 50%.[27] However, the association with non-calcified plaque disappeared in multivariable analysis in one out of two studies.[6] sCD14 showed a significant association in two out of five studies.