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Association of current smoking with baseline and progression of overall IMT and IMT components to never smokers* |
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| Baseline |
Progression |
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| Current smoker |
Never smoker |
Difference |
p value |
Current smoker |
Never smoker |
Difference |
P value |
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| Women (N = 132) |
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| Intima-medial thickness(μm) |
679.7 ± 14.5 |
668.3 ± 10.6 |
11.3 ± 18.4 |
0.54 |
13.6 ± 3.1 |
10.3 ± 2.0 |
3.2 ± 3.7 |
0.38 |
| Echogenic layer (μm) |
375.0 ± 14.1 |
315.1 ± 10.3 |
59.9 ± 17.8 |
0.001 |
-4.7 ± 4.4 |
7.7 ± 3.0 |
-12.4 ± 5.3 |
0.02 |
| Echolucent layer (μm) |
316.0 ± 16.6 |
360.9 ± 12.1 |
-44.8 ± 20.9 |
0.03 |
0.6 ± 3.3 |
11.2 ± 5.2 |
-10.6 ± 6.1 |
0.09 |
| Men (N = 164) |
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| Intima-medial thickness(μm) |
743.8 ± 11.1 |
680.0 ± 10.3 |
63.8 ± 15.9 |
<.0001 |
15.1 ± 2.3 |
11.1 ± 2.0 |
4.0 ± 3.2 |
0.22 |
| Echogenic layer (μm) |
389.3 ± 13.2 |
340.9 ± 12.8 |
48.4 ± 19.4 |
0.01 |
6.5 ± 4.0 |
8.3 ± 3.8 |
-1.8 ± 5.8 |
0.76 |
| Echolucent layer (μm) |
360.3 ± 11.2 |
346.2 ± 11.0 |
14.1 ± 16.6 |
0.40 |
8.3 ± 4.4 |
-0.2 ± 4.1 |
8.5 ± 6.3 |
0.18 |
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*Data are presented as least-square mean ± standard error. The parameter estimates were obtained from individual growth models, adjusted for age, body height, and race/ethnicity. | ||||||||
Fan et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2006 6:42 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-6-42 |
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