Table 2.
Variable | Change in Intima–Media Thickness of Common Carotid Artery | Change in Combined Intima–Media Thickness | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Least-Squares Mean (95% CI) | P Value | Least-Squares Mean (95% CI) | P Value | |
mm | mm | |||
Conventional treatment | 0.046 (0.023 to 0.068) | 0.007 (−0.277 to 0.292) | ||
Intensive treatment | 0.032 (0.010 to 0.055) | −0.155 (−0.440 to 0.131) | ||
Difference between treatment groups | 0.013 (0.003 to 0.024) | 0.01 | 0.162 (0.031 to 0.293) | 0.02 |
The change in the intima–media thickness was used as the outcome to fit a general linear model, adjusted for sex, age, ultrasonography equipment used, and the year 1 thickness. CI denotes confidence interval.