Ultrasound Assessment of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Comparison between Diabetes and Nondiabetes Subjects, and Correlation with Serum Vitamin D

Table 2

CIMT of each carotid segment and for each side in correlation to age, BMI, sex, and vitamin D status.

Nondiabetic

Diabetic

Mean ± SD in mm

Rt CC

Rt BIF

Rt ICA

Lt CC

Lt BIF

Lt ICA

Rt CC

Rt BIF

Rt ICA

Lt CC

Lt BIF

Lt ICA

Age group

≤44

0.58 ± 0.14

0.64 ± 0.23

0.59 ± 0.12

0.60 ± 0.13

0.69 ± 0.28

0.59 ± 0.12

0.71 ± 0.8

0.82 ± 0.19

0.79 ± 0.13

0.74 ± 0.11

1.12 ± 0.22

0.7 ± 0

45–60

0.76 ± 0.18

0.98 ± 0.42

0.84 ± 0.28

0.79 ± 0.19

0.87 ± 0.27

0.84 ± 0.37

0.89 ± 0.16

1.38 ± 0.64

0.87 ± 0.22

0.89 ± 0.21

1.26 ± 0.46

0.85 ± 0.16

61–75

0.97 ± 0.22

1.30 ± 0.61

0.97 ± 0.61

1.0 ± 0.31

1.31 ± 0.47

0.96 ± 0.29

0.91 ± 0.14

1.49 ± 0.61

0.98 ± 0.47

1.0 ± 0.32

1.56 ± 0.61

1.08 ± 0.4

≥76

0.93 ± 0.19

1.27 ± 0.48

1.17 ± 0.75

0.93 ± 0.15

1.64 ± 0.46

0.95 ± 0.38

1.0 ± 0

2.06 ± 0.42

0.80 ± 0.14

1.2 ± 0.28

2.15 ± 0.35

1.05 ± 0.49

value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.082

0.015

0.511

0.072

0.019

0.006

BMI

Under wt

0.85 ± 0.26

1.37 ± 0.9

0.72 ± 0.27

0.83 ± 0.35

0.88 ± 0.56

0.80 ± 0.53

0.86 ± 0.16

1.56 ± 0.91

0.95 ± 0.47

0.93 ± 0.22

1.32 ± 0.37

0.83 ± 0.14

Normal

0.62 ± 0.19

0.82 ± 0.52

0.70 ± 0.44

0.65 ± 0.17

0.79 ± 0.41

0.68 ± 0.34

0.89 ± 0.11

1.44 ± 0.57

0.92 ± 0.27

0.92 ± 0.29

1.46 ± 0.62

0.93 ± 0.29

Over wt

0.64 ± 0.19

0.69 ± 0.25

0.68 ± 0.22

0.67 ± 0.17

0.80 ± 0.37

0.67 ± 0.22

0.90 ± 0.15

1.28 ± 0.53

0.83 ± 0.20

0.94 ± 0.21

1.25 ± 0.50

0.93 ± 0.37

Obese

0.75 ± 0.20

0.88 ± 0.29

0.75 ± 0.25

0.76 ± 0.24

0.86 ± 0.33

0.76 ± 0.24

0.90 ± 0.20

1.34 ± 0.58

0.88 ± 0.27

0.90 ± 0.28

1.36 ± 0.56

0.99 ± 0.30

value

0.007

0.005

0.821

0.048

0.801

0.380

0.859

0.689

0.778

0.986

0.685

0.460

Sex

Male

0.67 ± 0.21

0.79 ± 0.41

0.70 ± 0.29

0.71 ± 0.22

0.84 ± 0.41

0.73 ± 0.32

0.91 ± 0.15

1.40 ± 0.59

0.91 ± 0.28

0.98 ± 0.32

1.40 ± 0.56

0.93 ± 0.32

Female

0.68 ± 0.20

0.85 ± 0.39

0.73 ± 0.35

0.68 ± 0.19

0.79 ± 0.31

0.68 ± 0.20

0.87 ± 0.15

1.42 ± 0.69

0.89 ± 0.33

0.89 ± 0.21

1.36 ± 0.52

0.91 ± 0.26

value

0.958

0.953

0.250

0.701

0.087

0.187

0.586

0.803

0.185

0.429

0.396

0.858

Vitamin D status

Normal

0.68 ± 0.21

0.84 ± 0.39

0.72 ± 0.34

0.72 ± 0.22

0.84 ± 0.36

0.72 ± 0.27

0.90 ± 0.15

1.50 ± 0.73

0.93 ± 0.38

0.93 ± 0.27

1.35 ± 0.52

0.93 ± 0.29

Low

0.67 ± 0.20

0.79 ± 0.42

0.70 ± 0.29

0.68 ± 0.20

0.81 ± 0.39

0.70 ± 0.29

0.88 ± 0.15

1.32 ± 0.54

0.86 ± 020

0.91 ± 024

1.39 ± 0.56

0.91 ± 0.27

value

0.444

0.631

0.577

0.092

0.673

0.605

0.782

0.124

0.071

0.467

0.849

0.324

Note. Data presented as mean ± SD, test by one-way ANOVA.