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Table 2 Correlation between CCA resistance index with CCA intima-media thickness and plaque volume

From: Adipokines, inflammation, insulin resistance, and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

 

r

P value

Mean CCA intima-media thickness

0.193

0.007*

Maximum CCA intima-media thickness

0.164

0.023*

Total plaque volume

0.167

0.021*

  1. CCA, common carotid artery. *P <0.05 after adjustment for conventional cardiovascular risk factors including sex, body mass index, smoking, systolic blood pressure, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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