Table 5 Relation between epicardial fat volume and plaque types (n = 120)
N | Epicardial fat volume | T | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min.–Max | Mean ± SD | Median | ||||
Plaque | ||||||
No plaques | 22 | 53.0–212.0 | 112.0 ± 41.58 | 112.0 | 4.939* | < 0.001* |
Yes | 98 | 89.0–270.0 | 160.3 ± 42.32 | 158.0 | ||
Soft plaques | ||||||
No | 67 | 53.0–270.0 | 141.6 ± 46.69 | 141.0 | 2.602* | 0.010* |
Yes | 53 | 89.0–264.0 | 163.1 ± 42.91 | 162.0 | ||
Mixed plaques | ||||||
No | 50 | 53.0–270.0 | 134.9 ± 51.74 | 123.5 | 3.393* | 0.001* |
Yes | 70 | 89.0–247.0 | 162.7 ± 38.0 | 159.5 | ||
Calcified plaques | ||||||
No | 74 | 53.0–230.0 | 138.2 ± 40.87 | 139.0 | 4.123* | < 0.001* |
Yes | 46 | 90.0–270.0 | 171.8 ± 47.04 | 166.0 | ||
Vulnerable plaques | ||||||
No | 110 | 53.0–270.0 | 149.3 ± 46.08 | 144.5 | 1.374 | 0.172 |
Yes | 10 | 89.0–230.0 | 170.2 ± 44.61 | 173.0 | ||