Gender Differences of Plaque Characteristics in Elderly Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris: An Intravascular Ultrasonic Radiofrequency Data Analysis

Table 2

Grey-scale IVUS analysis.

	Men (𝑛=88)	Women (𝑛=60)	𝑃 value
Vessel volume, mm^3/mm	14.5 ± 4.2	12.7 ± 3.9	.01
Lumen volume, mm^3/mm	4.8 ± 1.0	4.5 ± 1.3	.07
Plaque volume, mm^3/mm	9.7 ± 3.5	8.4 ± 3.5	.04
Vessel volume, mm^3/mm/BSA	8.8 ± 2.6	8.5 ± 2.6	.64
Lumen volume, mm^3/mm/BSA	2.9 ± 0.7	2.9 ± 0.7	.83
Plaque volume, mm^3/mm/BSA	5.8 ± 2.2	5.8 ± 2.2	.81

Data are presented as mean ± SD. EEM: external elastic membrane, BSA: body surface area.