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Intima–media complex thickness and carotid atherosclerotic plaque formation in Lublin’s population in the context of selected comorbidities

Tomasz Słomka
Tomasz Słomka
, 
Anna Drelich-Zbroja
Anna Drelich-Zbroja
, 
Magdalena Jarząbek
Magdalena Jarząbek
 e 
Małgorzata Szczerbo-Trojanowska
Małgorzata Szczerbo-Trojanowska
   | 31 ago 2018
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Pubblicato online: 31 ago 2018
Pagine: 133 - 139
Ricevuto: 30 set 2017
Accettato: 29 giu 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2018.0019
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Fig. 1.

The thickness of IMC in RT CCA ( A ) and LT CCA ( B ) in elevated cholesterol levels
The thickness of IMC in RT CCA ( A ) and LT CCA ( B ) in elevated cholesterol levels

Fig. 2.

The thickness of IMC in RT CCA ( A ) and LT CCA ( B ) in hypertension
The thickness of IMC in RT CCA ( A ) and LT CCA ( B ) in hypertension

Fig. 3.

The thickness of IMC in RT CCA ( A ) and LT CCA ( B ) in diabetes
The thickness of IMC in RT CCA ( A ) and LT CCA ( B ) in diabetes

IMC thickness (mm) in RT CCA and LT CCA for the diagnosed disease. Mann Whitney U test

  A disease No disease Statistical analysis
x ± SD Me (Q1 − Q3) x ± SD Me (Q1 − Q3)  
Hypercholesterolaemia
n = 63; 52.07% n = 58; 47.93%
RT CCA 0.87 ± 0.13 0.9 (0.8 − 1.0) 0.66 ± 0.16 0.6 (0.5 − 0.8) Z = 6.48; p < 0.001
LT CCA 0.89 ± 0.13 0.9 (0.8 − 1.0) 0.65 ± 0.17 0.6 (0.5 − 0.8) Z = 6.86; p < 0.001
Hypertension
n = 76; 62.81% n = 45; 37.19%
RT CCA 0.86 ± 0.13 0.8 (0.8 − 1.0) 0.61 ± 0.14 0.6 (0.5 − 0.7) Z = −7.03; p < 0.001
LT CCA 0.86 ± 0.14 0.9 (0.8 − 1.0) 0.62 ± 0.17 0.6 (0.5 − 0.7) Z = −6.56; p < 0.001
Diabetes
n = 15; 12.40% n = 106; 87.60%
RT CCA 0.95 ± 0.08 1.0 (0.9 − 1.0) 0.74 ± 0.17 0.8 (0.6 − 0.9) Z = −4.31; p < 0.001
LT CCA 0.98 ± 0.08 1.0 (0.9 − 1.0) 0.74 ± 0.18 0.8 (0.6 − 0.9) Z= −4.75; p< 0.001

Age of the subjects

  n x ± SD Me (Q 1 − Q 3) Min. Max.
Female 67 54.03 ± 14.40 56 (45 − 65) 18 76
Male 54 51.06 ± 16.18 53 (39 − 64) 18 82
Total 21 52.70 ± 15.23 54 (42 − 65) 18 82

Atheromatous plaque vs. hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and diabetes. Pearson’s χ2 test

  No atheromatous plaque n= 82; 67.77% Present atheromatous plaque n= 39; 32.23% Statistical analysis
Hypercholesterolaemia
Non= 58 n= 52; 89.66% n= 6; 10.34% χ2= 24.43p< 0.001
Yesn= 63 n= 30; 47.62% n= 33; 52.38%
Hypertension
Non= 45 n= 41; 91.11% n= 4; 8.89% χ2= 17.87p< 0.001
Yesn= 76 n= 41; 53.95% n= 35; 46.05%
Diabetes
Non= 106 n= 80; 75.47% n= 26; 24.53% χ2= 20.47p< 0.001
Yesn= 15 n= 2; 13.33% n= 13; 86.67%
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