Table 2.

Coronary plaque characteristics

	Diabetes	No Diabetes	P
Number of plaques, n	19	63
Number of lipid quadrants, n			0.84
O	2	4
1	4	14
2	6	24
3	5	13
4	2	8
Lipid-rich plaque (≥2 quadrants), n (%)	13 (68)	45 (71)	0.78
Fibrous cap thickness, μm*	66.6 (71.4)	62.9 (57.3)	0.87
Presence of thin-cap fibroatheroma (n=67)	4 (29)	19 (36)	0.76
Plaque disruption / rupture	3	9	1.00
Calcification	5	8	0.17
Thrombus	5	8	0.17
Culprit vessel, n (%)			0.89
Left anterior descending artery	12 (63)	38 (60)
Left circumflex artery	4 (21)	12 (17)
Right coronary artery	3 (16)	13 (21)

Values are expressed as mean, n (%) or

^*median (interquartile range)