Table 2.
Vascular ages and chronological age intervals.
| cIMT Based Vascular Age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | n | cIMT, Microns | cIMT Vascular Age, Years | Age Difference, Years | p |
| <40 | 115 | 538 | 36 ± 13 | 1 (−5–10) | 0.055 |
| 40–50 | 223 | 619 | 49 ± 15 | 1 (−6–10) | 0.005 |
| 50–60 | 393 | 690 | 60 ± 19 | 2 (−8–14) | 0.000 |
| 60–70 | 273 | 725 | 65 ± 19 | −1 (−14–11) | 0.916 |
| >80 | 168 | 811 | 78 ± 20 | −1 (−12–15) | 0.270 |
| SCORE-based vascular age | |||||
| Age | n | SCORE, % | Vascular age, years | Age difference, years | p |
| <40 | 115 | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 35 ± 7 | 0 (−1–2) | 0.030 |
| 40–50 | 223 | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) | 49 ± 5 | 2 (0–5) | 0.000 |
| 50–60 | 393 | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | 61 ± 6 | 5 (2–8) | 0.000 |
| 60–70 | 273 | 3.0 (1.8–4.2) | 71 ± 6 | 5 (3–9) | 0.000 |
| >80 | 168 | 8.0 (5.1–12.8) | 83 ± 6 | 6 (3–9) | 0.000 |
Age difference refers to the difference between vascular ages (SCORE- or cIMT-based) and chronological age. p refers to the significance of the comparison of ‘age difference’ and 0. SCORE: Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation; cIMT: carotid intima media thickness. Significant p values are depicted in bold.