Ultrasonographic Characterization of the db/db Mouse: An Animal Model of Metabolic Abnormalities

Table 3

Ultrasonographic vascular parameters in the two groups of mice.

	wt	db/db
Dmabd (mm)	1.09 [0.12]	0.98 [0.11]
relDabd (%)	20.77 [2.88]	17.39 [3.74]
PWVabd (m/s)	1.80 [0.33]	1.90 [0.90]
Dmcar (mm)	0.45 [0.08]	0.42 [0.08]
relDcar (%)	23.29 [5.37]	19.20 [7.41]
PWVcar (m/s)	1.43 [0.57]	1.44 [0.53]
PPao (mmHg)	10.56 [4.57]	10.04 [9.08]
WSRabd (1/s)	1039.00 [450.36]	929.09 [276.38]
WSRcar (1/s)	1630.56 [730.30]	991.82 [531.02]

Data are presented as median [IQR]. versus wt. Dm_abd: abdominal aorta mean diameter; relD_abd: abdominal aorta relative distension; PWV_abd: abdominal aorta pulse wave velocity; Dm_car: carotid artery mean diameter; relD_car: carotid artery relative distension; PWV_car: carotid artery pulse wave velocity; PP_ao: aortic pulse pressure; WSR_abd: abdominal wall shear rate; WSR_car: carotid wall shear rate.