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Table 1 Study subject baseline characteristics

From: One, two and three-dimensional ultrasound measurements of carotid atherosclerosis before and after cardiac rehabilitation: preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial

 

All evaluated

Evaluated by group

 

Group A

Group B

p

 

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

 

Age year (±SD)

39

65 (10)

19

64 (10)

20

66 (11)

1.00

BMI kg/m2 (±SD)

39

28 (4)

19

29 (4)

20

26 (4)

0.07

TC mmol/L (±SD)

39

4.24 (1.23)

19

4.10 (1.13)

20

4.37 (1.33)

1.00

HDL mmol/L (±SD)

39

1.34 (0.46)

19

1.29 (0.35)

20

1.38 (0.55)

1.00

LDL mmol/L (±SD)

39

2.28 (0.97)

19

2.21 (0.95)

20

2.35 (1.00)

1.00

TG mmol/L (±SD)

39

1.35 (0.67)

19

1.29 (0.52)

20

1.41 (0.79)

1.00

SBP mmHg (±SD)

39

125 (13)

19

124 (14)

20

125 (11)

0.99

DBP mmHg (±SD)

39

74 (10)

19

77 (10)

20

71 (10)

0.41

IMT mm (±SD)

36

0.762 (0.133)

17

0.785 (0.121)

19

0.742 (0.142)

1.00

TPA cm2 (±SD)

36

1.12 (1.25)

19

1.05 (1.64)

17

1.19 (0.64)

1.00

TPV mm3 (±SD)

32

100 (101)

14

55 (60)

18

137 (115)

0.20

VWV mm3 (±SD)

29

929 (193)

13

972 (234)

16

894 (152)

1.00

  1. BMI = body mass index; TC = total cholesterol; HDL = high density lipoprotein; LD = low density lipoprotein; TG = triglycerides; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; IMT = intima-media thickness; TPA = total plaque area; TPV = total plaque volume; VWV = vessel wall volume.