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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Vasc Surg. 2008 Jul 21;22(6):799–805. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.04.008

Table 2a.

Clinical factors: Associations with fibrous and fibro-fatty plaque compositions.

Fibrous Fibro Fatty
Clinical Factor Present Absent P-Value Present Absent P-Value
NIDDM Popliteal 60.4±12.2 58.4±11.7 0.61 13.4±5.7 13.3±7.2 0.978
Tibials 43.1±4.8 54.0±2.0 0.321 6.1±1.6 12.6±1.2 0.067
CRF Popliteal 55.1±12.3 62.3±10.9 0.067 14.0±6.8 13.0±6.2 0.659
Tibials 42.6±22.2 48.3±20.1 0.567 5.2±3.6 9.7±8.1 0.165
SMOKING Popliteal 65.8±4.8 54.4±16.8 0.052 15.8±5.5 9.0±6.0 0.014
Tibials 55.2±11.1 35.2±20.1 0.036 13.1±8.4 5.3±4.9 0.044
AGE>60 Popliteal 61.6±9.9 57.9±11.4 0.346 13.6±6.4 13.96.2 0.898
Tibials 47.5±20.2 42.6±20.3 0.612 7.9±6.1 7.6±8.5 0.932
Hyperlipidemia Popliteal 59.6±12.2 59.7±12.0 0.97 13.3±5.6 13.5±7.2 0.95
Tibials 45.1±17.1 47.6±23.7 0.76 8.4±6.6 7.2±6.9 0.666