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Table 3 Baseline and follow-up carotid ultrasound measurements

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

Measurement (±SD)

Group A

Group B

n

BL

FU

Total diff.

p

n

BL

FU

Total diff.

p

IMT (mm)

17

0.785 (0.121)

0.778 (0.115)

-0.007 (0.083)

0.728

19

0.742 (0.142)

0.791 (0.140)

0.048 (0.103)

0.054

TPA (cm2)

19

1.05 (1.64)

1.08 (1.50)

0.03 (0.28)

0.629

17

1.19 (0.64)

1.15 (0.74)

-0.04 (0.27)

0.567

TPV (mm3)

14

55 (60)

53 (57)

-2 (14)

0.674

18

137 (115)

138 (116)

1 (18)

0.773

VWV (mm3)

13

972 (234)

960 (241)

-12 (62)

0.507

16

894 (152)

909 (156)

15 (76)

0.431

  1. TPA = total plaque area; IMT = intima media thickness; TPV = total plaque volume; VWV = vessel wall volume; BL = baseline; FU = follow-up.
  2. Total IMT is calculated by taking the mean between the left (L) and right (R) sides. Total TPA, TPV and VWV is the sum of the L and R sides.
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