Table 3 Arterial wall thickness, diameter and ratio
From: Arterial adaptations to training among first time marathoners
| Marathon training group (n = 14) | Control (n = 11) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | Final | Initial | Final | |
| Carotid | ||||
| TWT (mm) | 1.02 ± .07 | .91 ± .16 | .98 ± .06 | .92 ± .06 |
| IMT (mm) | .52 ± .08 | .48 ± .10 | .55 ± .05 | .47 ± .09 |
| LD (mm) | 5.85 ± .86 | 5.90 ± .63 | 5.86 ± .97 | 5.74 ± .88 |
| W:L | .18 ± .03 | .16 ± .02 | .17 ± .03 | .16 ± .02 |
| Brachial | ||||
| TWT (mm) | .99 ± .16** | .84 ± .10 | .92 ± .14 | .92 ± .01 |
| IMT (mm) | .49 ± .09 | .42 ± .08 | .46 ± .10 | .47 ± .07 |
| LD (mm) | 3.38 ± .35*, ** | 3.57 ± .41 | 2.98 ± .28 | 2.88 ± .29 |
| W:L | .29 ± .04** | .24 ± .03 | .31 ± .04 | .32 ± .04 |
| Popliteal | ||||
| TWT (mm) | .96 ± .09** | .86 ± .11 | .89 ± .11 | .88 ± .07 |
| IMT (mm) | .47 ± .05 | .44 ± .07 | .46 ± .06 | .48 ± .08 |
| LD (mm) | 4.73 ± .48*, ** | 5.11 ± .72 | 4.13 ± .51 | 4.15 ± .48 |
| W:L | .20 ± .03b | .17 ± .03 | .22 ± .02 | .21 ± .02 |