Table 2.

Common Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness (CCA-IMT), intima-media thickness at the level of carotid Bulb (Bulb-IMT) and prevalence of carotid plaques in carriers of antiphospholipid antibodies positivity (APP), subjects with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and controls. Sub-analysis in subjects without cardiovascular risk factors.

Variable	Controls	APP	P vs controls	APS	P vs controls	P vs APP
	(n = 63)	(n = 29)		(n = 43)
CCA-IMT (mm)	0.71 ± 0.22	0.81 ± 0.19	0.037	0.85 ± 0.28	0.005	0.504
Bulb-IMT (mm)	0.83 ± 0.22	1.04 ± 0.46	0.007	1.09 ± 0.58	0.001	0.699
Plaques n (%)	4 (6.35%)	6 (20.7%)	0.051	10 (23.2%)	0.017	0.797

Plaques: defined as IMT ≥ 1.3 mm.