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Table 2 Comparison of the ADS between 13 APS patients and 66 non-APS participants

From: Lupus Anticoagulant and Anticardiolipin Antibody IgG are Associated with Increased Atherosclerosis at the Suprainguinal Elastic and Infrainguinal Muscular Arteries in the Abdomen and Lower Extremities

Arteries

APS (number)

Mean ± SD of ADS

p*

Suprainguinal elastic arteries

Presence (13)

5.31 ± 1.93

0.012

 

Absence (66)

3.58 ± 2.47

 

Infrainguinal muscular arteries

Presence (13)

6.23 ± 4.85

0.005

 

Absence (66)

3.27 ± 4.92

 
  1. ADS atherosclerosis distribution score, APS antiphospholipid syndrome, SD standard deviation
  2. *p, Mann‒Whitney U test