Table 3. Distribution of carotid intima-media thickness according to Tanner stages in 61 healthy adolescents (mean±standard deviation).
Tanner stages | CIMT | |
---|---|---|
Right | Left | |
M1 or G1* | 0.46±0.04 | 0.48±0.02 |
M2 or G2 | 0.49±0.05 | 0.50±0.04 |
M3 or G3 | 0.48±0.03 | 0.50±0.04 |
M4 or G4 | 0.49±0.03 | 0.51±0.04 |
M5 or G5* | 0.55±0.04 | 0.53±0.04 |
CIMT: carotid intima-media thickness; SD: standard deviation; *F test (ANOVA): right side p<0.001; left side p=0.016.