Table 2. Carotid ultrasound indices.
| Total | Women (n=483) |
Men (n=636) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carotid IMT-right (mm) | 0.68±0.18 | 0.67±0.15 | 0.69±0.19 | 0.019 |
| Carotid IMT-left (mm) | 0.69±0.17 | 0.68±0.15 | 0.71±0.18 | 0.004 |
| Carotid IMT-average (mm) | 0.69±0.15 | 0.67±0.14 | 0.70±0.16 | 0.004 |
| Presence of plaques | 539 (48) | 199 (41) | 340 (54) | <0.001 |
| CCA-PSV-average (cm/s) | 75.3±19.8 | 71.8±17.1 | 77.9±21.2 | <0.001 |
| CCA-EDV-average (cm/s) | 18.7±6.8 | 19.5±6.9 | 18.1±6.7 | <0.001 |
| CCA-RI-average | 0.75±0.07 | 0.73±0.07 | 0.77±0.06 | <0.001 |
| ICA-PSV-average (cm/s) | 59.7±20.6 | 58.3±17.1 | 60.8±22.9 | 0.034 |
| ICA-EDV-average (cm/s) | 21.7±8.3 | 21.8±7.9 | 21.6±8.5 | 0.635 |
| ICA-RI-average | 0.63±0.08 | 0.62±0.08 | 0.64±0.08 | 0.005 |
| ECA-PSV-average (cm/s) | 75.0±25.6 | 70.1±22.4 | 78.8±27.2 | <0.001 |
| ECA-EDV-average (cm/s) | 13.7±6.0 | 13.2±6.1 | 14.1±6.0 | 0.026 |
| ECA-RI-average | 0.81±0.07 | 0.81±0.07 | 0.81±0.07 | 0.138 |
Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation or number (%). IMT: intima-media thickness, CCA: common carotid artery, PSV: peak systolic velocity, EDV: end-diastolic velocity, RI: resistive index, ICA: internal carotid artery, ECA: external carotid artery