Table 2. Baseline measurement and changes from baseline to follow-up in CT.

	DM+	DM−	p-value
Baseline CT measurements	n = 107	n = 109
Maximum infrarenal aortic diameter, mm	21.3 (19.1–24.3)	23.6 (20.2–30.6)	0.001
Aortic calcification index, %	38.3 (16.3–52.5)	29.8 (17.6–51.9)	0.29
Changes from Baseline to follow-up CT	n = 100*	n = 94+
Δ maximum infrarenal aortic diameter, mm/year	0.14 (−0.11–0.46)	0.15 (−0.09–0.56)	0.83
Rapid aortic dilatation, %	23 (23%)	25 (27%)	0.56
Δ aortic calcification index, %/year	2.56 (1.35–4.23)	1.75 (0.69–3.25)	0.02
Rapid progression in aortic calcification, %	33 (33%)	15 (16%)	0.006

^*7 patients were excluded from assessment because received endovascular/ surgical abdominal aortic repair within 1 year of PCI phase CT

⁺15 patients were excluded from assessment because received endovascular/ surgical abdominal aortic repair within 1 year of PCI phase CT