Table 3.
Numbers of plaques with various characteristics according to VAT area tertiles in patients with and without DM
| |
Without DM (n = 334) |
With DM (n = 122) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | VAT T1 (n = 111) | VAT T2 (n = 112) | VAT T3 (n = 111) | VAT T1 (n = 40) | VAT T2 (n = 41) | VAT T3 (n = 41) |
| Calcified plaque |
1.7 ± 2.3 |
2.1 ± 2.7 |
3.0 ± 3.1*† |
3.4 ± 3.4 |
3.3 ± 3.3 |
4.8 ± 3.7 |
| Noncalcified plaque |
0.7 ± 1.3 |
1.3 ± 1.6* |
1.6 ± 2.0* |
2.1 ± 2.2 |
2.0 ± 2.2 |
2.4 ± 2.1 |
| Mixed plaque |
0.5 ± 0.9 |
0.9 ± 1.2* |
1.2 ± 1.7* |
1.3 ± 1.6 |
1.3 ± 1.9 |
1.7 ± 1.8 |
| Vulnerable plaque |
0.2 ± 0.6 |
0.3 ± 0.5 |
0.3 ± 0.7* |
0.6 ± 1.1 |
0.6 ± 1.0 |
0.5 ± 0.8 |
| Significant stenosis |
0.3 ± 0.7 |
0.3 ± 0.8 |
0.6 ± 1.3*† |
0.6 ± 1.1 |
0.6 ± 1.2 |
0.8 ± 1.2 |
| Coronary artery calcium score | 177 (156) | 207 (145) | 307 (270) | 461 (746) | 380 (241) | 495 (958) |
*p < 0.05 vs. T1 group; †p < 0.05 vs. T2 group.