Research Article

Cumulative Effects of Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, and Chronic Kidney Disease on Carotid Atherosclerosis in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Carotid IMT and carotid arterial stiffness in subjects with type 2 diabetes.

ParametersSubjects with type 2 diabetes
The subjects with plaque
( )
The subjects without plaque
( )
value
(Adjusted)
The left
carotid artery
( )
The right
carotid artery
( )
value

IMT, m 0.171 <0.001*
DC, 1/KPa 0.758 0.031*
CC, mm2/KPa 0.426 0.111
0.369 0.132
0.203 0.153
PWV, m/s 0.209 0.265

value (Adjusted) indicates significant difference after the adjustment of age and gender. value indicates significant difference. CKD: Chronic kidney disease; IMT: intima-media thickness; DC: distensibility coefficient; CC: compliance coefficient; and PWV: pulse wave velocity.