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