Table 1.

Demographics and clinical characteristics of the study subjects

Age (years, mean ± SD)	66.3 ± 8.5
Female Sex	72 (52 %)
Race/Ethnicity
White	17 (12.3%)
Black	42 (30.4%)
Hispanic	77 (55.8%)
Other	2 (1.5%)
Risk Factors
Diabetes Mellitus	33 (23.9%)
Arterial Hypertension	83 (60.1%)
Hypercholesterolemia	69 (50.0%)
Current Cigarette Smoking	20 (14.7%)
Aortic Arch Plaque
Any Thickness	85 (61.6%)
Large (≥4mm)	35 (25.4%)
Carotid plaque	75 (54.4%)
Carotid IMT (mm, mean ± SD)
Total	0.74 ± 0.13
CCA	0.77 ± 0.17
BIF	0.84 ± 0.18
ICA	0.59 ± 0.12

IMT = Intima-media Thickness

Total = Common + Bifurcation + Internal

CCA = Common Carotid Artery

BIF = Carotid Bifurcation

ICA = Internal Carotid Artery