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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Left carotid adventitial vasa vasorum signal correlates directly with age and with left carotid intima-media thickness in individuals without atheromatous risk factors

 

Female (n = 34)

Male (n = 31)

p-value

Age (years)

50 ± 10

48 ± 11

0.626

Glucose (mg/dl)

91.7 ± 10

93.9 ± 7

0.092

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

177.3 ± 26

181.4 ± 27

0.275

HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl)

58.8 ± 11

49.1 ± 12

0.003

LDL- Cholesterol (mg/dl)*

106.3 (94–120)

122.6 (97–136)

0.032

TG (mg/dl)*

56.0 (48–68)

65.0 (47–90)

0.205

CRP (mg/l)*

0.8 (0.5-1.7)

0.8 (0.5-2.3)

0.568

SBP (mmHg)

120.3 ± 14

124.4 ± 11

0.106

DBP (mmHg)

74.5 ± 8

74.9 ± 8

0.989

PP (mmHg)

45.8 ± 10

48.6 ± 9

0.264

WC (cm)

85.7 ± 10

91.9 ± 8

0.009

BMI (Kg/m2)

24.8 ± 4

25.2 ± 2

0.290

  1. *Identified variables with non-normal distribution. Values of these variables are described with Median (IQR). For variables with no significant deviations from normal distribution, values are provided as mean ± standard deviation. Mann–Whitney test p-values to test differences between females and males are provided given the small sample size. Statistically significant p-values are indicated in bold.
  2. TG: triglycerides; CRP: C-reactive protein; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PP: pulse pressure; WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index.
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