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Table 3 Vascular function of patients with multiple sclerosis and control subjects

From: Vascular dysfunction and dyslipidemia in multiple sclerosis: are they correlated with disease duration and disability status?

 

Patients (n = 50)

mean (SD)

Controls (n = 50)

mean (SD)

P-value

Peripheral PWV (m/s)

5.61 (0.58)

5.23 (0.505)

0.001*

Augmentation Index (%)

26.5 (10)

19.28 (7.29)

< 0.001*

Mean RT CCA IMT (mm)

0.45 (0.08)

0.42 (0.09)

0.122

Mean LT CCA IMT (mm)

0.45 (0.098)

0.47 (0.104)

0.315

RT carotid bulb IMT (mm)

0.81 (0.18)

0.67 (0.096)

< 0.001*

LT carotid bulb IMT (mm)

0.84 (0.2)

0.72 (0.1)

0.001*

  1. IMT, intima-media thickness; LT CCA, left common carotid artery; PWV, pulse wave velocity; and RT CCA, right common carotid artery
  2. *P-value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant