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Table 4 Carotid IMT in young hypertensives

From: Carotid intima-media thickness is not related with clinical outcomes in young hypertensives

Variable

HTN (−) (n = 271)

HTN (+) (n = 177)

p value

Right maxIMT (mm)

0.77 ± 0.19

0.85 ± 0.22

0.012

Right meanIMT (mm)

0.66 ± 0.15

0.73 ± 0.16

0.018

Left maxIMT (mm)

0.77 ± 0.20

0.84 ± 0.21

0.020

Left meanIMT (mm)

0.68 ± 0.17

0.75 ± 0.19

0.031

  1. HTN, hypertension; maxIMT, maximal intima-media thickness.