Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Table 3 Comparison of arterial morphology fitted mean (SE) values for each gender.

From: Differences in carotid arterial morphology and composition between individuals with and without obstructive coronary artery disease: A cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

Characteristic	Female			Male
	CAD Cases (N = 48)	Controls (N = 48)	p-value	CAD Cases (N = 49)	Controls (N = 46)	p-value
ICA
LA, mm²	30.2 ± 1.9	32.3 ± 1.8	0.4	37.5 ± 1.8	44.6 ± 1.8	0.006
TVA, mm²	52.4 ± 2.4	54.1 ± 2.3	0.6	64.0 ± 2.3	70.9 ± 2.4	0.037
WA, mm²	22.1 ± 0.9	21.8 ± 0.8	0.8	26.5 ± 0.9	26.4 ± 0.9	0.9
MWT, mm	1.01 ± 0.03	0.94 ± 0.03	0.12	1.07 ± 0.03	0.99 ± 0.03	0.07
NWI	0.440 ± 0.011	0.414 ± 0.010	0.042	0.422 ± 0.011	0.385 ± 0.011	0.013
Distal Bulb
LA, mm²	48.9 ± 3.2	49.2 ± 3.1	0.9	60.0 ± 3.1	79.7 ± 3.2	<0.001
TVA, mm²	80.5 ± 4.1	79.5 ± 4.0	0.9	99.6 ± 4.0	119.8 ± 4.1	<0.001
WA, mm²	31.7 ± 1.3	30.2 ± 1.2	0.9	39.7 ± 1.2	40.0 ± 1.3	0.4
MWT, mm	1.11 ± 0.03	1.06 ± 0.03	0.2	1.25 ± 0.03	1.11 ± 0.03	0.002
NWI	0.408 ± 0.009	0.391 ± 0.009	0.2	0.407 ± 0.009	0.349 ± 0.010	<0.001
Proximal Bulb
LA, mm²	33.7 ± 2.0	31.1 ± 1.9	0.3	41.9 ± 1.9	50.2 ± 2.0	0.003
TVA, mm²	58.4 ± 2.7	53.8 ± 2.7	0.2	71.4 ± 2.7	80.1 ± 2.8	0.02
WA, mm²	24.7 ± 1.0	22.7 ± 1.0	0.13	29.5 ± 1.0	29.9 ± 1.0	0.7
MWT, mm	1.04 ± 0.03	0.99 ± 0.03	0.2	1.11 ± 0.03	1.06 ± 0.03	0.2
NWI	0.426 ± 0.008	0.424 ± 0.008	0.8	0.414 ± 0.007	0.385 ± 0.008	0.007
Common
LA, mm²	30.0 ± 1.2	28.8 ± 1.2	0.4	35.9 ± 1.3	38.5 ± 1.3	0.2
TVA, mm²	51.9 ± 1.7	48.9 ± 1.7	0.2	60.3 ± 1.8	62.3 ± 1.9	0.4
WA, mm²	21.8 ± 0.7	20.2 ± 0.6	0.06	24.3 ± 0.7	23.8 ± 0.7	0.6
MWT, mm	0.97 ± 0.02	0.93 ± 0.02	0.09	1.00 ± 0.02	0.96 ± 0.02	0.15
NWI	0.421 ± 0.006	0.419 ± 0.006	0.8	0.406 ± 0.006	0.387 ± 0.006	0.03

ICA = internal carotid artery; LA = lumen area; TVA = total vessel area; WA = wall area; MWT = mean wall thickness; NWI = normalized wall index

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