Table 3. Baseline and follow-up EFV and EFVi levels according to follow-up CT results.
| Total (n = 122) |
Follow-up cardiac CT |
Overall P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No plaque | Calcified plaque | Non-calcified plaque | |||
| (n = 50) | (n = 48) | (n = 24) | |||
| EFV (cm3) | |||||
| - Baseline | 120.12 ± 49.48 | 110.95 ± 45.80 | 116.74 ± 46.27 | 146.00 ± 55.96*† | 0.013 |
| - Follow-up | 125.97 ± 53.93 | 119.39 ± 50.61 | 122.35 ± 55.59 | 146.93 ± 54.33 | 0.100 |
| - Change | 5.85 ± 2.65 | 8.43 ± 2.94 | 5.61 ± 2.64 | 0.93 ± 1.96 | 0.524 |
| - Change (%) | 7.36 ± 24.26 | 12.12 ± 29.43 | 5.17 ± 21.53 | 1.81 ± 14.57 | 0.168 |
| EFVi (cm3/m2) | |||||
| - Baseline | 66.41 ± 25.84 | 62.52 ± 24.72 | 63.71 ± 22.71 | 79.93 ± 30.30*† | 0.016 |
| - Follow-up | 69.97 ± 28.13 | 67.37 ± 27.28 | 67.01 ± 27.53 | 81.28 ± 29.37 | 0.094 |
| - Change | 3.52 ± 14.57 | 4.86 ± 16.54 | 3.27 ± 14.04 | 1.23 ± 11.03 | 0.601 |
| - Change (%) | 7.52 ± 23.48 | 11.98 ± 28.92 | 5.38 ± 20.29 | 2.51 ± 14.04 | 0.193 |
Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD). P values were calculated by ANOVA with post-hoc comparisons.
*
P < 0.05 versus “No plaque” group
†
P < 0.05 versus “Calcified plaque” group
Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; EFV, epicardial fat volume; EFVi, epicardial fat volume index.