Table 3.

Relative change in thoracic atherosclerotic plaque volume from baseline to follow-up. (Wilcoxon signed-rank test)

	Cases (n=40)			Controls (n=20)			P value
Relative change per year, %/year—median (IQR)
Total plaque volume	10.1	5.90	14.3	5.95	2.08	8.34	0.025
Non-calcified plaque volume	11.2	5.83	17.4	1.6	0.39	6.52	0.001
Calcified plaque volume	1.6	−3.18	15.5	25	8.6	64.2	0.017