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Correlation between carotid intima media thickness and age.
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Correlation between the effects of uncontrolled hypertension on the common carotid artery intima media thickness.
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Variables HTN (n=100) Control (n=100) P-value n (%) Age From 30 to 39 years 14 (14) 12 (12) 0.932 From 40 to 49 years 22 (22) 38 (38) 0.060 From 50 to 59 years 39 (39) 36 (36) 0.858 From> 60 to 70 years 25 (25) 14 (14) 0.181 Mean±SD 51.35±10.09 49.22±8.09 0.196 Gender Male 31 (31) 42 (42) 0.249 Female 69 (69) 58 (58) 0.248 Hypertension Controlled 43 (43) - - Uncontrolled 57 (57) - - Duration of illness (year) 5.56±4.22 - - Data described as number and percentages or mean±Standard deviation according to need. Chi-square test used to compare Nu &%, Independent Simple T test used to compare means ± SD; Hypertension was defined as a blood pressure ≥140/90 mm Hg for ≥ 2 repeated measurements - Table 2
Results of common carotid artery intima media thickness measurement in 100 cases with hypertension. (n=100) and control group (n=100).
Cases N=100 Gender Control of hypertension Casesn=100 Control n=100 P-value Male female Controlled Uncontrolled n (%) Abnormal intima media thickness 13 24 1 36 37 (37) 12 (12) 0.001** Unilateral increased CCA intima media thickness 7 19 0 26 26 (26) 12 (12) 0.019* Bilateral increased CCA intima media thickness 6 5 1 10 11 (11) 0 — Data described as number and percentages; Chi-square test used to compare between data, but as cells in control group of the last line was 0 , Chi-square could not be performed - Table 3
Frequency of different degrees of carotid atherosclerosis among asymptomatic hypertensive patients.
Total number of cases n= (100) Total cases n= 100 Control group n=100 Gender P-Value Control of hypertension P-Value Male n=31 Female n=69 Uncontrolled hypertension N=57 Controlled hypertension n=43 <50% stenosis 17 (17) 0 6 (35.3) 11 (64.7) 0.085 13 (76.5) 4 (23.5) 0.003 from 50%:69% stenosis 5 (5) 0 1 4 - 5 0 - Data described as number and percentages; Chi-square test used to compare between data, but as cells with numbers less than 5 and control group=0 no record of Chi-square. - Table 4
Frequency of different degrees of vertebral artery atherosclerosis among asymptomatic hypertensive patients.
Total number of cases (n=100) Gender Control of hypertension Cases (n= 100) Control group n=100 Male Female controlled Uncontrolled Cases with less than 50% stenosis 1 8 4 5 9 (9%) 3 Cases with more than 50% stenosis 0 0 - - 0 0
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