TABLE 1.

Baseline characteristics of subjects.

Characteristics	CAS	Healthy	p value
Age	62 [61–65.5]	50 [47.5–59.5]	0.000
Gender (female/male)	20/3	20/2	1.000
Hyperlipidemia	17 (23)	0 (22)	—
Hypertension	17 (23)	0 (22)	—
CIMT (cm)	0.12 [0.11–0.13]	<0.09	—
Maximal plaque area (cm2)	0.14 [0.07–0.24]	—	—

Measurement data were expressed as the median [25th–5th percentile].

p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.