Table 4.

Changes in ultrasound markers of carotid artery atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus between the first and the second ultrasound examination of the carotid arteries according to the PECAM gene polymorphism 373 C/G (rs668) genotypes.

Parameters	CC Genotype	CG Genotype	GG Genotype	p Value
Annual CIMT increment (μm/year)	20.34 (11.64-28.04)	20.69 (7.14-32.28)	14.28 (10.71-35.97)	0.71
Δ number of plaque segments	2.00 (0.50-2.50)	2.00 (1.00-3.00)	2.00 (2.00-3.00)	0.74
Δ sum of the plaque thickness (mm)	7.30 (3.85-8.70)	5.45 (2.30-9.20)	4.40 (1.40-8.42)	0.38

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