Table 3.

Aortic elasticity properties, arterial functions, and two-dimensional global left ventricular strain parameters.

	Psoriasis patientsn = 20	Control groupn = 20	P
Aortic stiffness	0.32 ± 0.14	0.18 ± 0.089	<0.05 (0.002)
Aortic distensibility	5.36 ± 3.45	7.30 ± 4.74	>0.05
CIMT	0.49 ± 0.057	0.46 ± 0.056	>0.05
FMD 1’	2.88 ± 0.14	2.90 ± 0.30	>0.05
FMD 3’	2.93 ± 0.16	3.006 ± 0.23	>0.05
Circumferential strain	–21.3 ± 3.75	–23.6 ± 3.78	<0.05 (0.05)
Longitudinal strain	–19.8 ± 1.89	–23.4 ± 3.92	<0.05 (0.004)

CIMT: Carotid intima media thickness, FMD: flow-mediated dilation.