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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011 Nov;4(11):1195–1205. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.07.008

Figure 2. Clinical Risk Factors of Carotid Vessel Wall Inflammation in CAD Patients.

Figure 2

This figure shows that body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2age > 65 years, hypertension, and smoking are independent predictors for carotid wall inflammation as depicted by the whole-vessel target-to-background ratio (wholevesselTBRmax). Bars represent standard deviations. p Values are adjusted for the other 4 predictors given in Table 2. CAD = coronary artery disease.