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Table 5 Intima-media thickness is greater in pSLE subjects with non-dipping BP

From: Nocturnal blood pressure dipping as a marker of endothelial function and subclinical atherosclerosis in pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

 

Normal, N = 9

Non-dipping, N = 9

p value*

Common carotid (CCA-IMT)

0.466 (0.048)

0.525 (0.049)

0.020

 SDS for age/sex†

1.6 (1.1)

3.0 (1.2)

0.015

Carotid bulb-IMT

0.438 (0.061)

0.511 (0.080)

0.047

Internal carotid (ICA-IMT)^

0.387 (0.039)

0.472 (0.081)

0.023

Mean cIMT (6 sites)^

0.423 (0.038)

0.488 (0.069)

0.042

  1. *Comparison of absolute cIMT (mm) and standard deviation scores (SDS) by non-dipping status using Student’s t test
  2. †Standard deviation scores for age and sex derived from published references norms (Doyon et al.)
  3. ^Only n = 14 evaluable studies
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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