Table 3.
The correlation between carotid IMT and plaque with the incidence of CAD, after controlling for other risk factors
| <60 years
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≥60 years
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | r | P | |
| Mean CIMT | 0.125 | 0.336 | 0.286 | 0.028 |
| IMT-CCA | 0.028 | 0.829 | 0.274 | 0.036 |
| IMT-CB | 0.263 | 0.041 | 0.424 | 0.001 |
| CCA plaque | 0.319 | 0.012 | 0.347 | 0.007 |
| ICA plaque | 0.168 | 0.195 | 0.288 | 0.027 |
| CB plaque | 0.255 | 0.047 | 0.481 | 0.000 |
Abbreviations:r, correlation coefficient; IMT, intima-media thickness; CIMT, common carotid intima-media thickness; CAD, coronary artery disease; CCA, common carotid artery; CB, carotid bulb; ICA, internal carotid artery.