Table 2.

Comparisons of CAS indicators in the study groups.

	Control	Non-CAS	CAS
β	7.18 ± 2.12	7.38 ± 2.84	12.14 ± 6.21∗∗▲
PWV	5.93 ± 0.52	6.26 ± 0.62	7.52 ± 0.51∗∗▲

**P < 0.01 versus control; ^▲ P < 0.05 versus non-CAS.