Table 8 Comparison of subjects with and without statin therapy in Carotid area
From: Variations in atherosclerosis and remodeling patterns in aorta and carotids
|  | Baseline ± 1SD |  | Δ/year absolute ± 1SD |  | Δ/year in % ± 1SD |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Statin(-) | Statin(+) | p-value | Statin(-) | Statin(+) | p-value | Statin(-) | Statin(+) | p-value |
Means (data based on all matched locations) | |||||||||
Lumen (mm2) | 32.28 ± 7.92 | 29.73 ± 10.00 | <0.01 | -0.16 ± 4.59 | -1.03 ± 3.77 | ns | 0.19 ± 12.91 | -3.08 ± 11.34 | <0.05 |
Wall (mm2) | 25.46 ± 10.01 | 24.39 ± 9.05 | ns | 1.35 ± 11.55 | 1.78 ± 5.33 | ns | 8.62 ± 38.23 | 8.72 ± 23.19 | ns |
Total vessel (mm2) | 57.74 ± 16.33 | 54.12 ± 17.93 | ns | 1.19 ± 13.63 | 0.75 ± 4.75 | ns | 3.16 ± 18.61 | 1.50 ± 9.52 | ns |
Normalized wall index | 0.43 ± 0.06 | 0.45 ± 0.06 | <0.05 | 0.01 ± 0.08 | 0.02 ± 0.06 | ns | 4.19 ± 17.58 | 6.30 ± 14.98 | ns |