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Table 2 Vascular ultrasound finding in patients with type II DM and controls

From: Increased aortic intima-media thickness may be used to detect macrovascular complications in adult type II diabetes mellitus patients

 

Type II DM

n = 114

Controls

n = 100

p

Common carotid IMT (mm)

0.82 ± 0.18

0.76 ± 0.17

0.023

Abdominal aort IMT (mm)

1.84 ± 0.77

1.49 ± 0.75

0.001

Increased common carotid IMT, n (%)

31 (27.2)

22 (22.0)

0.236

Increased abdominal aort IMT, n (%)

26 (22.8)

11 (11.0)

0.017

  1. IMT Intima-media thickness