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. 2019 Apr 22;2019:5817534. doi: 10.1155/2019/5817534

Table 2.

Comparisons of plaque volumes in aortic arch and ICA between 28 group 1 patients and 37 group 2 patients.

Volumes (mm3) of uncalcified plaque Group 1 patients Group 2 patients p-value
< 70 years old ≥ 70 years old
(n =28) (n=37)
Mean mm3 ± sd Mean mm3 ± sd
Aortic arch
 LPV 297.0 ± 266.4 447.6 ± 586.9 0.371
 TUPV 2734.2 ± 1351.9 3996.7 ± 2450.0 0.002
 LPV/TUPV ratio (%) 9.7 ± 5.9 9.1 ± 5.6 0.921
ICA
 LPV 24.9 ± 22.5 44.1 ± 28.4 0.003
 TUPV 183.8 ± 126.9 361.5 ± 118.3 < 0.001
 LPV/TUPV ratio (%) 12.2 ± 7.3 11.4 ± 5.9 0.984

LPV: low-attenuation plaque volume, TUPV: total uncalcified plaque volume, sd: standard deviation.