Table 2 Comparision of sonographic carotid artery measures in three groups

529.7 ± 131.8

561.9 ± 147.7^*

480.5 ± 90.3^#

0.045

6.68 ± 2.25

7.87 ± 2.25^*

8.05 ± 2.17^†

0.004

0.2 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1

0.250

64.4 ± 19.9

56.6 ± 20.3

49.9 ± 14.5^†

0.002

16.27 ± 6.5

17.5 ± 10.5

15.9 ± 7.3

0.702

26.9 ± 7.4

27.5 ± 10.1

24.8 ± 7.7

0.388

1.8 ± 0.6

1.6 ± 0.7^*

1.4 ± 0.4^†

0.003

0.7 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.2

0.197

4.3 ± 1.2

4.1 ± 2.1

3.4 ± 0.9^†

0.017