Table 3:

General plaque characteristics of noncomplicated versus complicated AHA-LT6 by MRI

	AHA-LT6	Others	P Value
Maximum wall thickness	5.3 ± 0.4	3.9 ± 0.3	(<.001)
Maximum soft plaque thickness	4.7 ± 0.5	2.2 ± 0.3	(<.001)
Maximum hard plaque thickness	2.5 ± 0.5	2.7 ± 0.3	(.24)
Minimum density	18 ± 9	21 ± 9	(.36)
Maximum density	143 ± 18	162 ± 24	(.16)
Mean density	60 ± 12	72 ± 12	(.12)
NASCET percentage stenosis	46.3% ± 10.6%	20.5% ± 6.0%	(<.001)
Presence of ulcer	15.8% ± 19.5%	34.8% ± 7.8%	(.02)

Note:—Thickness is given in millimeters; density in Hounsfield Units ±CI.