Impact of Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment on Arterial Stiffness and Vascular Changes in Diabetic Type 2 and Nondiabetic Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

Table 3

Ultrasound parameters of CCA.

Parameters	Without DM		With DM type 2
	Basal	After 12 months	Basal	After 12 months
IMT (mm)	0.62±0.15	0.54±0.16^∗	0.9±0.2^∗∗	0.85±0.18^∗†
Plaque score	3.57±0.97	3.2±0.92^∗	5.2±1.0^∗∗	4.7±1.1^∗†
PSV (cm/s)	118.0±18.7	100.3±20.4	153.7±27.8^∗∗	130.4±24.0^∗†
EDV (cm/s)	37.9±14.7	35.2±11.2^∗	60.6±19.6^∗∗	53.4±18.7^∗†
CCA diameter (mm)	5.67±0.65	5.32±0.65^∗	6.1±0.9^∗∗	5.8±0.7^∗†

∗Significant difference in the same group before (basal) and 12 months after PD treatment.
**Significant difference between groups before the PD treatment.
^†Significant difference between groups 12 months after PD treatment.
IMT: intima-media thickness; EDV: end-diastolic velocity; PSV: peak systolic velocity; CCA: common carotid artery.