Table 2.
Comparison of the diameter, IMT and elastic parameters of the common carotid artery (CCA) between the SVD group and control group
| SVD Group (n = 50) | Control Group (n = 53) | p value | ||||||
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| Left CCA | Right CCA | Left CCA | Right CCA | Left CCA | Right CCA | SVD group | Control group | |
| IMT (μm) | 694.88±77.63 | 637.42±93.30 | 586.87±62.12 | 545.13±62.28 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| CC (mm2/KPa) | 0.89±0.13 | 0.91±0.09 | 0.96±0.08 | 0.99±0.08 | = 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.487 | 0.088 |
| α | 5.68±1.23 | 5.46±1.19 | 4.77±0.62 | 4.74±0.96 | <0.001 | = 0.002 | 0.360 | 0.876 |
| β | 11.25±1.01 | 11.14±1.02 | 9.24±1.24 | 9.13±1.20 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.585 | 0.668 |
| PWV (m/s) | 9.49±1.09 | 9.29±1.05 | 7.22±1.11 | 7.07±1.22 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.348 | 0.513 |
Note: IMT: intima-media thickness; CC: compliance coefficient; α: stiffness indicator; β: stiffness parameter; PWV: pulse wave velocity.