Variable

Control group

Patients group

Independent t-test

n = 40

Mean ± SD

n = 40

Mean ± SD

t

p-value

Sonographic measures

CIMT (mm)

0.44 ± 0.11

0.53 ± 0.09

−4.107

0.000

AIMT (mm)

0.57 ± 0.14

1.38 ± 0.45

−10.908

0.000

FIMT (mm)

0.42 ± 0.05

0.49 ± 0.10

−4.197

0.000

CPSV (cm/s)

66.47 ± 12.95

87.48 ± 22.01

−5.203

0.000

APSV (cm/s)

78.48 ± 18.13

105.52 ± 76.78

−2.163

0.034

FPSV (cm/s)

0.42 ± 0.05

0.49 ± 0.10

−4.197

0.000

Echo measures

IVSTD (cm)

0.59 ± 0.03

0.82 ± 0.08

−8.781

0.000

IVSTs (cm)

0.95 ± 0.16

0.97 ± 0.21

−0.225

0.824

LVPWTd (cm)

0.67 ± 0.13

0.74 ± 0.13

−1.431

0.163

EDV (ml)

45.94 ± 35.11

70.84 ± 30.27

−2.049

0.050

LA Diam (cm)

2.45 ± 0.41

2.56 ± 0.44

−0.671

0.507

AO Diam (cm)

1.98 ± 0.33

2.12 ± 0.30

−1.145

0.262

LVPWs (cm)

1.17 ± 0.13

0.97 ± 0.46

1.424

0.166

EF%

65.27 ± 2.72

65.30 ± 6.57

−0.015

0.988

FS%

35.55 ± 3.36

35.09 ± 4.41

0.294

0.771

Sv (ml)

46.00 ± 15.95

45.09 ± 17.62

0.140

0.889

MV E (vel m/s)

0.98 ± 0.06

0.98 ± 0.17

−0.029

0.977

MV A vel (m/s)

0.81 ± 0.16

0.71 ± 0.17

1.638

0.113

MV E/A (ratio)

1.25 ± 0.24

1.42 ± 0.26

−1.863

0.073

TAPSE

2.04 ± 0.11

1.88 ± 0.29

1.705

0.099

TV A (vel m/s)

0.48 ± 0.06

0.70 ± 0.17

−4.050

0.000

TV E (vel m/s)

0.60 ± 0.06

0.64 ±0.13

−1.084

0.291

TV E/A ratio

1.26 ± 0.10

0.95 ± 0.17

5.107

0.000

RVSP (mmhg)

23.36 ± 5.22

31.91 ± 7.58

−3.079

0.006