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Table 3 OCT-derived analysis of further plaque morphology characteristics

From: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a lower fibrous cap thickness but has no impact on calcification morphology: an intracoronary optical coherence tomography study

 

Non DM (49)

DM (56)

p value

p value*

Length of stenosis (mm)

7.7 ± 5.5

8.5 ± 5.7

NS

NS

Percent area stenosis (%)

71.7 ± 11.2

77.9 ± 8.1

0.001

0.019

Minimal FCT (µm)

106.8 ± 27.8

80.4 ± 27.0

< 0.001

0.031

Mean FCT (µm)

142.5 ± 27.8

125.7 ± 27.0

0.070

NS

Mean lipid arc (°)

148.5 ± 50.0

121.5 ± 40.5

0.054

NS

  1. The data are presented as mean ± SD. Abbreviations as in Tables 1 and 2. FCT, fibrous cap thickness. The data is displayed with p values; p values* are adjusted to the propensity score
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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