Research Article

Human Lipoxygenase Pathway Gene Variation and Association with Markers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in the Diabetes Heart Study

Table 2

Prevalence of CVD (%) and mean (± SD) for atherosclerosis phenotypes (CorCP, CarCP, AorCP, IMT) for Caucasian participants in the Diabetes Heart Study (DHS).

Diabetic patients (n=828)Nondiabetic patients (n=170)

Prevalent CVD
 Heart attack (%)22.10%8.30%
 Angina (%)20.40%8.70%
 Stroke (%)10.40%5.40%
 CABG (%)15.60%7.70%
 Angioplasty (%)17.10%5.30%
 Endarterectomy (%)2.30%2.40%
Vascular Imaging
 Coronary calcified plaque1425 ± 2637551 ± 1187
 Carotid calcified plaque374 ± 726168 ± 457
 Aortic calcified plaque3995 ± 47922342 ± 4033
 Carotid IMT (mm)0.68 ± 0.130.64 ± 0.12