Table 3.

Comparison of carotid artery intima-media thickness before and after treatment between the two groups of patients, glomerular filtration rate, and left ventricular ejection fraction.

Group	Carotid artery intima-media thickness (mm)			Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min)			Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)
	Before treatment	After treatment	Difference	Before treatment	After treatment	Difference	Before treatment	After treatment	Difference
Control group	1.23 ± 0.22	1.28 ± 0.24	0.05 ± 0.07	123.45 ± 19.35	118.75 ± 16.36	−3.11 ± 7.35	39.39 ± 1.81	41.22 ± 2.08	1.83 ± 0.66
Research group	1.24 ± 0.21	1.30 ± 0.26	0.05 ± 0.09	122.33 ± 19.14	121.86 ± 17.83	−0.47 ± 5.15	39.02 ± 1.73	41.44 ± 2.11	2.42 ± 0.73