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. 2023 Sep 5;13(10):7142–7155. doi: 10.21037/qims-23-419

Table 3. Comparison of perivascular FAI parameters with different study groups (TAK vs. control group, TAK-CAI vs. TAK-nonCAI, localised vs. diffuse groups, active vs. inactive inflammation groups).

Parameters (HU) Control group1
(n=51)
TAK group2 (n=111) TAK-nonCAI group3 (n=59) TAK-CAI group4
(n=52)
Diffused group5
(n=27)
Localized group6
(n=25)
Active inflammation group7 (n=33) Inactive inflammation group8 (n=78) P value
(1 vs. 2) (1 vs. 3) (4 vs. 3) (5 vs. 6) (7 vs. 8)
FAI −90
[−94, −86]
−81
[−76, −74]
−84
[−88, −77]
−78
[−82.75, −69.75]
−74.00
[−80.00, −66.00]
−81
[−85.50, −75]
−77.50
[−72, −66]
−84 [−87, −79] <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.005 <0.001
10th percentile −138
[−144, −131]
−128
[−135, −115]
−132
[−142, −119]
−121
[−130, −106]
−111.00
[−123.00, −100.00]
−128
[−134, −116.50]
−109
[−120.50, −100]
−131.50 [−139.25, −123] <0.001 0.005 <0.001 0.003 <0.001
90th percentile −43
[−47, −42]
−39
[−41, −38]
−40
[−41.10, −38]
−39
[−41, −37]
−38.00
[−40.00, −37.00]
−39
[−42, −38]
−38
[−38.50, −36.50]
−40
[−42, −39]
<0.001 <0.001 0.020 0.023 <0.001
MEAN −89.57
[−94.33, −86.09]
−80.75
[−85.76, −74.25]
−84.31
[−87.72, −77.39]
−78.04
[−82.49, −69.70]
−73.77
[−79.98, −65.59]
−80.75
[−85.56, −75.16]
−72.05
[−77.50, −66]
−84.15
[−86.99, −79.28]
<0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.004 <0.001
MEDIAN −88.07±5.95 −76.04±8.28 −78.83±7.33 −72.88±8.23 −69.88±7.96 −76.12±7.36 −67.66±6.17 −79.58±6.27 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.004 <0.001

Data are presented as median [25%, 75%] or mean ± SD. FAI, fat attenuation index; TAK, Takayasu arteritis; CAI, coronary artery involvement.