Table 2. Ultrasound measured Intima-Media complex thickness (IMT) and the mean thickness of intima, media and adventitia obtained from a histological analysis of femoral arteries at the same location as ultrasound measurements in all study groups.

	IMT—ultrasound (μm) mean±SD	Intima (μm) mean±SD	Media (μm) mean±SD	Adventitia (μm) mean±SD
BDG	638 ± 87	85 ± 66	553 ± 55	254 ± 49
UDG	705 ± 108*	143 ± 87*	562 ± 79	269 ± 77
RG	686 ± 102	141 ± 90	545 ± 73	287 ± 49

* p<0.05 for BDG vs. UDG