Table 1.

Comparison of total plaque characteristics in the two experimental groups by OCT.

Feature	Group A (n = 12)	Group B (n = 11)	t	P
Average FCT (mm)	0.0896 ± 0.0136	0.0988 ± 0.0236	−1.150	0.2630
Minimum FCT (mm)	0.0483 ± 0.0136	0.0518 ± 0.0098	−0.978	0.3392
Lipid core length (mm)	9.7667 ± 5.3181	11.7364 ± 8.2181	−0.688	0.4987
Plaque length (mm)	11.6083 ± 5.5934	12.8909 ± 7.9551	−0.450	0.6570
Average LA (mm2)	1.8203 ± 0.9462	1.2126 ± 0.4916	1.960	0.0673
Average lipid arc (°)	149.0058 ± 27.9580	255.3919 ± 55.3932	−5.740	<0.0001
Average stenosis ratio (%)	22.38 ± 17.64	19.48 ± 14.00	0.434	0.6684

FCT: fibrous cap thickness; LA: lumen area.