Table 2: Echocardiographic and vascular parameters expressed as mean ± SD.
– |
LG Group |
PG Group |
Control Group |
IMT CC (mm) |
0.45 ± 0.09 |
0.58 ± 0.17° |
0.44 ± 0.15 |
IMT bifurcation (mm) |
0.74 ± 0.42 |
0.84 ± 0.47 |
0.72 ± 0.35 |
IMT IC (mm) |
0.50 ± 0.24 |
0.54 ± 0.20 |
0.48 ± 0.15 |
Longitudinal strain (%) |
20.06 ± 2.60* |
20.23 ± 2.77§
|
22.7 ± 2.10 |
Circumferential strain (%) |
26.53 ± 2.50 |
26.05 ± 3.40 |
26.3 ± 2.76 |
IMT CC: intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery - IMT IC: intima-media thickness of the internal carotid artery - LG: lupus glomerulonephritis patients - PG: primary glomerulonephritis patients –
°p= 0.01 PG vs LG; *p=0.0005 LG vs Control Group; §p=0.001 PG vs Control Group