Table 2.

Vascular changes and PCSK9 concentrations in study groups

	BMI20–25	p values BMI<25 vs. BMI25–30	BMI25–30	p values BMI25–30 vs. BMI>30	BMI>30	p values BMI<25 vs. BMI>30
PCSK9 (ng/mL)	114.92 ± 35.87	0.85	120.14 ± 37.64	<0.001	172.78 ± 51.67	<0.001
cIMT (mm)	0.46 ± 0.09	0.03	0.56 ± 0.14	0.22	0.63 ± 0.26	<0.001
AI (%)	4.13 ± 9.22	0.03	10.17 ± 12.22	0.736	12.06 ± 10.60	0.001
β (stiffness)	5.19 ± 1.61	0.56	6.67 ± 2.26	0.01	6.94 ± 2.71	<0.001
PWV (m/s)	4.93 ± 0.84	<0.001	5.85 ± 0.96	0.59	5.88 ± 1.12	<0.001