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Table 3 Potential risk factors for atherosclerosis—SSc vs control

From: Study of MRI brain findings and carotid US features in systemic sclerosis patients, relationship with disease parameters

 

SSc cases

Mean ± SD

Control

Mean ± SD

P value

BMI

24.9 ± 6.5

26.3 ± 6.5

0.631

Systolic blood pressure

122.5 ± 7

121.8 ± 7.7

0.814

Diastolic blood pressure

79.3 ± 8.7

79.3 ± 7.4

0.891

Rt CCA IMT

0.96 ± 0.5

0.6 ± 0.1

0.001

Lt CCA IMT

0.9 ± 0.4

0.6 ± 0.1

0.003

% of positive CRP

48 (66.7%)

0(0%)

0.001

ESR

26.6 ± 19.4

7.2 ± 2.1

0.001

HB

11.9 ± 1.1

12 ± 1.2

0.716

Blood urea nitrogen

4.3 ± 1.8

4.6 ± 1.2

0.176

Serum creatinine

57.9 ± 21.8

57.9 ± 12.5

0.351

Blood sugar

5.3 ± 1.3

4.8 ± 1

0.688

Triglyceride

105.8 ± 35.1

82.9 ± 23.3

0.005

Cholesterol

164.6 ± 32.6

129.1 ± 20.9

0.001

HDL

44.1 ± 9.2

64.9 ± 9.9

0.001

LDL

104.2 ± 25.8

95.6 ± 14.8

0.216