Table 2 Distribution of atherosclerosis markers between the BMI trajectory groups

Carotid plaque volume

(n = 181)

(n = 185)

(n = 46)

0.703

No plaque

53 (29.3%)

50 (27.0%)

14 (30.4%)

Small plaque

39 (21.5%)

49 (49.0%)

12 (26.1%)

Medium plaque

48 (26.5%)

42 (22.7%)

7 (15.2%)

Large plaque

41 (22.7%)

44 (23.8%)

13 (28.3%)

Carotid IMT [mm] (n = 407)

0.801 ± 0.14 (n = 166)

0.819 ± 0.16 (n = 169)

0.868 ± 0.16 (n = 36)

0.057

Carotid Distensibility [kPa⁻¹] (n = 376)

18.39 ± 7.46 (n = 154)

18.65 ± 7.16 (n = 154)

15.02 ± 6.6 (n = 41)

0.015

Carotid Elastography [SR] (n = 432)

0.757 ± 0.26 (n = 178)

0.757 ± 0.31 (n = 179)

0.932 ± 0.46 (n = 42)

0.003