Table 5 Mean and ANOVA test of the right and left IMT and Doppler parameters with number of cigarettes smoked per days among smokers (n = 100)
From: Effects of Smoking on Intima-Media Thickness of the Common Carotid Artery Using Ultrasonography
No of cigarettes/day | N (%) | Mean ± SD | Right | Left | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IMT | PSV | EDV | IMT | PSV | EDV | |||
1–5 | 15 (30%) | Mean | 0.587 | 23.870 | 6.583 | 0.587 | 23.869 | 6.583 |
SD | 0.052 | 4.122 | 0.823 | 0.052 | 4.121 | 0.823 | ||
6–10 | 33 (66%) | Mean | 0.691 | 27.358 | 5.906 | 0.688 | 27.388 | 5.895 |
SD | 0.029 | 5.636 | 1.245 | 0.033 | 5.663 | 1.246 | ||
11–15 | 2 (4%) | Mean | 0.700 | 33.045 | 4.065 | 0.700 | 33.045 | 4.065 |
SD | 0.000 | 0.573 | 0.078 | 0.000 | 0.573 | 0.078 | ||
ANOVA | p value | 0.001 | 0.025 | 0.10 | 0.001 | 0.025 | 0.10 | |