. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 29.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Oct 31;39(3):621–630. doi: 10.1007/s10554-022-02743-4

Table 3.

Carotid vessel imaging characteristics by OSA category

	Total sample (n = 46)	AHI < 15 (n = 35)	AHI ≥ 15 (n = 11)	p-value

Carotid arteries
Avg. TBRmean (SD)	1.44 (0.19)	1.44 (0.20)	1.43 (0.19)	0.86
Avg. TBRmax (SD)	1.70 (0.24)	1.69 (0.24)	1.71 (0.24)	0.77
Avg. Wall area (SD) mm²	33.70 (6.03)	33.05 (6.09)	35.96 (5.51)	0.18
Avg. Total vessel area (SD) mm²	62.36 (11.18)	61.54 (11.56)	65.25 (9.72)	0.36
Avg. Carotid wall thickness (SD) mm	1.43 (0.16)	1.41 (0.15)	1.51 (0.16)	0.10

OSA obstructive sleep apnea, TBR target-to-background ratio, SD standard deviation