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

Table 3

Virtual histology-IVUS analysis.

	Men (𝑛=88)	Women (𝑛=60)	𝑃 value
Fibrous plaque volume, mm^3/mm/BSA	2.66 ± 1.58	2.33 ± 1.41	.20
Fibrofatty plaque volume, mm^3/mm/BSA	0.62 ± 0.50	0.50 ± 0.39	.11
Necrotic core plaque volume, mm^3/mm/BSA	0.53 ± 0.31	0.59 ± 0.37	.26
Dense calcium plaque volume, mm^3/mm/BSA	0.32 ± 0.26	0.44 ± 0.40	.03
% Fibrous plaque, %	63.1 ± 9.8	61.3 ± 12.5	.09
% Fibrofatty plaque, %	15.1 ± 8.7	12.1 ± 5.4	.03
% Necrotic core, %	13.6 ± 7.2	15.4 ± 6.0	.12
% Dense calcium, %	8.2 ± 6.1	11.2 ± 7.6	.009

Data are presented as mean ± SD. BSA: body surface area.