Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the study groups with gender comparisons
| Healthy volunteers (n = 16) | CAD-group (n = 16) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | P | Males | Females | P | |
| Gender (%) | 56·3 | 43·7 | NS | 60·0 | 40·0 | NS |
| Age (years) | 26·8 ± 6·5 | 23·6 ± 6·9 | NS | 66·8 ± 9·6 | 70·2 ± 3·1 | NS |
| HR (bpm) | 54·4 ± 6·1 | 62·3 ± 8·9 | NS | 65·1 ± 8·4 | 57·3 ± 9·9 | NS |
| BMI (kg m−2) | 24·2 ± 3·2 | 21·5 ± 1·3 | 0·05 | 26·7 ± 1·6 | 21·6 ± 10·9 | NS |
| SBP (mmHg) | 112·2 ± 8·3 | 101·4 ± 14·4 | NS | 150·9 ± 10·3 | 155·8 ± 37·5 | NS |
| DBP (mmHg) | 66·9 ± 7·5 | 63·0 ± 8·4 | NS | 86·6 ± 11·1 | 76·6 ± 6·1 | NS |
| PP (mmHg) | 46·3 ± 11·6 | 46·0 ± 9·6 | NS | 64·4 ± 17·7 | 79·2 ± 31·7 | NS |
| CCA dS (cm) | 0·64 ± 0·06 | 0·61 ± 0·04 | NS | 0·65 ± 0·07 | 0·67 ± 0·11 | NS |
| CCA dD (cm) | 0·57 ± 0·06 | 0·54 ± 0·02 | NS | 0·61 ± 0·07 | 0·61 ± 0·11 | NS |
| CCA IMT (cm) | 0·029 ± 0·008 | 0·027 ± 0·004 | NS | 0·057 ± 0·010 | 0·060 ± 0·011 | NS |
| CCA strain | 0·122 ± 0·052 | 0·142 ± 0·055 | NS | 0·067 ± 0·028 | 0·111 ± 0·068 | NS |
| CCA stiffness index | 5·8 ± 3·9 | 3·7 ± 0·8 | NS | 9·34 ± 4·39 | 7·53 ± 2·56 | NS |
Values are displayed as means ± SD. HR, heart rate; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; PP, pulse pressure; CCA dS, common carotid artery diameter in systole; CCA dD, common carotid artery diameter in diastole; IMT, intima-media thickness.