| |
Controls |
Patients |
| N |
13 |
30 |
| Mean age in years (range) |
52.6 (35-77) |
70.3 (52-85) |
| Male gender (%) |
8 (61.5) |
24 (80) |
| AHT (%) |
2 (30.8) |
17 (56.7) |
| DM (%) |
1 (7.7) |
11 (36.7) DL |
| (%) |
- |
9 (30) |
| AF&CP (%) |
- |
14 (46.7) |
| Heparin/LMW Heparin (%) |
- |
21 (70) |
| Statins (%) |
- |
23 (76.7) |
| Antiaggregants (%) |
- |
17 (56.7) |
| Mean IMT-mm (range) |
0.56 (0.42-0.93) |
0.88 (0.53-1.12) |
AHT: Hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; DL: dyslipemia; AF&CP: atrial fibrillation and other cardiopathies; LMW: low molecular weight; ITM: intima-media thickness. Numbers in parentheses indicate the age range, the percentage for each parameter in healthy controls or patients or the IMT range. |
