Table 2 Results of the ultrasonographic carotid study: carotid intima-media thickness and presence of carotid plaques

Mean common cIMT

0.789 (0.686-0.889)

0.802 (0.731-0.907)

0.1474

Mean-max common cIMT

0.941 (0.820-1.049)

0.986 (0.889-1.073)

0.0187

Mean bulb cIMT

0.835 (0759–0.955)

0.861 (0.723-0.928)

0.6674

Mean-max bulb

1.047 (0.922-1.199)

1.007 (0.919-1.227)

0.7470

Mean-internal cIMT

0.677 (0-566-0.782)

0.623 (0.534-0.713)

0.1151

Mean-max internal cIMT

0.845 (0.704-1.009)

0.810 (0.685-0.909)

0.2070

Carotid plaques, n (%)

83 (52.2%)

104 (68%)

0.0045

Carotid plaques (none/1/>1) (n)

76/49/34

49/36/68

<0.0001

Common carotid plaque, n (%)

9 (10.8%)

19 (18.3%)

0.1574

Bulb plaque, n (%)

67 (80.7%)

89 (85.6%)

0.3752

Internal carotid plaque, n (%)

30 (36.1%)

51 (49%)

0.0771