Table 4.

Difference in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (mm) According to Subtypes of Preterm Excluding Women with Prepregnancy Hypertension or Preeclampsia

	All preterm births		Clinical presentation				Gestational age at delivery
	Preterm (n = 126)	p	Spontaneous (n = 91)	p	Indicated (n = 35)	p	34-< 37 weeks (n = 99)	p	<34 weeks (n = 27)	p
Carotid IMT (all segments)*	0.014 (0.01)	0.058	0.007 (0.01)	0.442	0.034 (0.01)	0.007	0.019 (0.01)	0.023	−0.002 (0.02)	0.890
Common carotid IMT	0.007 (0.01)	0.343	−0.003 (0.01)	0.722	0.031 (0.01)	0.009	0.010 (0.01)	0.182	−0.006 (0.01)	0.630
Carotid bulb IMT	0.031 (0.02)	0.034	0.029 (0.02)	0.093	0.038 (0.03)	0.126	0.035 (0.02)	0.037	0.019 (0.03)	0.486
Internal carotid IMT	0.012 (0.01)	0.329	0.003 (0.01)	0.838	0.036 (0.02)	0.107	0.019 (0.01)	0.158	−0.014 (0.02)	0.548

^*Mean of the common, carotid bulb and internal carotid IMTs.