Table 2.
Intima-media thickness and arterial stiffness indexes in the study groups
| HC (n=40) | RA (n=64) | BD (n=49) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean carotid IMT (mm) | 0.64±0.08 | 0.68±0.13 | 0.62±0.09† | 0.035a |
| Carotid AD (cm2·dyn-1·10−3) | 5±1 | 4.7±2.5 | 5.5±2.4 | 0.241a |
| Carotid AC (mm2/ kPa) | 1.4±04 | 1.3±0.6 | 1.5±0.5 | 0.295a |
| Ep (kPa) | 467.4±146.2 | 600.1±486.1 | 471.9±343.1 | 0.113a |
| YEM (kPa) | 219.9±71.7 | 297.7±279.9 | 240.5±17.2 | 0.159a |
| βSI | 4.7±1.2 | 5.8±4.6 | 4.9±3.5 | 0.219a |
| Carotid Strain (%) | 9.9±3.1 | 9.3±4.2 | 10.8±4.4 | 0.173a |
| Artery plaques, n (%) | 1 (2) | 4 (6) | 2 (4) | 0.648b |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 122.5±14.1 | 126.1±18.3 | 120.1±1.2 | 0.196a |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 79.5±8.4 | 81.8±11.1 | 77.5±12.3 | 0.113a |
HC: healthy control; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; BD: Behçet’s disease; IMT: intima-media thickness; AD: arterial distensibility; AC: arterial compliance; Ep: Peterson’s elastic modulus; YEM: Young’s elastic modulus; βSI: β Stiffness Index; BP: blood pressure.
Data were expressed as mean±standard deviation.
a
ANOVA and
b
chi-square p-values.
When compared to the RA group;
†
p<0.05.