Table 2.

Changes in ultrasound markers of atherosclerosis at carotid artery in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and the control group between the initial and control ultrasound examinations.

Parameters	Patients with T2DM (n = 426)	Control Group (n = 137)	0.50
Annual CIMT increment (μm/year)	20.33 (11.74-29.86)	12.83 (8.82-20.66)	0.00
Δ number of plaque segments	2.00 (1.00-3.00)	1.50 (0.70-2.20)	0.00
Δ sum of the plaque thickness (mm)	5.40 (2.40-7.05)	3.64 (2.88-5.48)	0.02

CIMT: carotid intima-media thickness; Δ: variable value changes during the observation period, expressed as a percentage of baseline values.