Relationship between serum uric acid and internal carotid resistive index in hypertensive women: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Carotid features of hypertensive patients

Variable	Women (n = 207)	Men (n = 131)
Common carotid features
Intima-media thickness, mm	0.75 ± 0.01	0.79 ± 0.01*
Diastolic diameter, mm	5.4 ± 0.1	5.9 ± 0.1^‡
Systolic diameter, mm	6.1 ± 0.1	6.7 ± 0.1^‡
Young’s Elastic Modulus, mmHg·mm	238 ± 8	270 ± 12*
Artery Compliance, %/10 mmHg	2.21 ± 0.07	2.28 ± 0.13
Stiffness Index	5.16 ± 0.18	4.97 ± 0.18
Peak CWT, 10⁴ dynes/cm	5.9 ± 0.1	6.6 ± 0.1^‡
Mean CWT, 10⁴ dynes/cm	3.8 ± 0.1	4.3 ± 0.1^‡
Internal carotid resistive index	0.662 ± 0.004	0.673 ± 0.005

Legend: CWT – circumferential wall tension. *p < 0.05 and ^‡ p < 0.001 compared to women.

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