DM | IFG | NFG | p (DM vs IFG) | p (IFG vs NFG) | p (DM vs NFG) | p (3 groups) | |
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Plaque severity | |||||||
Total segments analysed | 637 | 539 | 1488 | ||||
Normal segments | 383 (60.1%) | 382 (70.9%) | 1152 (77.4%) | <0.001 | |||
Mild plaque segments | 135 (21.1%) | 81 (15.0%) | 223 (15.0%) | ||||
Moderate plaque segments | 59 (9.3%) | 34 (6.3%) | 79 (5.3%) | ||||
Severe plaque segments | 60 (9.4%) | 42 (7.8%) | 34 (2.3%) | ||||
Total diseased segments | 254 (39.9%) | 157 (29.1%) | 336 (22.6%) | 0.0001 | 0.0029 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
Plaque composition | |||||||
Total plaques | 254 | 157 | 336 | ||||
Calcified plaques | 170 (26.7%) | 82 (15.2%) | 218 (14.6%) | 0.0035 | 0.0099 | <0.0001 | 0.0068 |
Mixed plaques | 44 (6.9%) | 39 (7.2%) | 73 (4.9%) | 0.0766 | 0.4890 | 0.4060 | 0.1668 |
Non-calcified plaques | 40 (6.3%) | 36 (6.7%) | 45 (3.0%) | 0.0877 | 0.00092 | <0.0001 | 0.0270 |
Bold values highlight the major categories.
DM, diabetes mellitus; IFG, impaired fasting glucose; NFG, normal fasting glucose.