Table 9 Comparison of subjects with and without statin therapy in Thoracic Aortic 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) | 372.93 ± 84.22 | 342.91 ± 85.25 | 0.03 | 2.81 ± 49.89 | -4.78 ± 35.71 | ns(0.31) | 1.58 ± 12.18 | -1.66 ± 11.60 | ns(0.11) |
Wall (mm2) | 117.95 ± 29.61 | 122.55 ± 49.22 | ns | 10.21 ± 22.42 | 9.48 ± 17.93 | ns | 11.14 ± 18.88 | 10.07 ± 16.96 | ns |
Total vessel (mm2) | 490.89 ± 107.49 | 465.47 ± 130.27 | ns | 13.03 ± 60.62 | 4.70 ± 38.81 | ns(0.34) | 3.63 ± 11.57 | 0.86 ± 9.24 | ns(0.12) |
Normalized wall index | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.03 | 0.02 ± 0.04 | ns | 7.13 ± 14.39 | 9.52 ± 15.79 | ns |