Evaluation of carotid artery elasticity changes in patients with type 2 diabetes

Table 5 Comparison of strain variables between the two groups by X-strain analysis

Variables	Patients group	Control group	P value
LS-D (%)	1.936 ± 0.9507	1.601 ± 0.5719	0.1136
LS-DT (ms)	359.5 ± 78.11	379.2 ± 138.7	0.7695
LS-TD (ms)	65.86 ± 49.97	61.64 ± 36.65	0.9615
CS-D (%)	22.51 ± 7.056	21.72 ± 7.576	0.5789
CS-DT (ms)	341.9 ± 77.56	369.0 ± 78.26	0.0494*
CS-TD (ms)	132.6 ± 52.33	151.3 ± 72.17	0.2715
RS (%)	3.191 ± 1.212	3.318 ± 1.586	0.6541
RS-T (ms)	276.6 ± 45.37	268.4 ± 62.3	0.3850

Notes: *Value between controls and patients with diabetes P < 0.05. Data are presented as means ± standard deviation.
Abbreviations: CS-D circumferential strain difference; CS-DT the time of circumferential peak strain difference; CS-TD the time difference of circumferential peak strain; LS-D longitudinal strain difference; LS-DT the time of longitudinal peak strain difference; LS-TD the time difference of longitudinal peak strain; RS radial strain; RS-T the time of radial peak strain.

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