Table 4 Association of current smoking with baseline and progression of overall IMT and IMT components compared to former smokers*

Women (N = 89)

Intima-medial thickness(μm)

685.8 ± 38.4

687.2 ± 29.0

-1.4 ± 24.3

0.95

6.8 ± 8.9

4.9 ± 7.1

1.9 ± 5.4

0.72

Echogenic layer (μm)

360.3 ± 34.6

301.6 ± 26.0

58.6 ± 22.2

0.01

1.6 ± 13.3

20.1 ± 10.3

-18.5 ± 8.4

0.03

Echolucent layer (μm)

341.6 ± 38.9

391.6 ± 29.2

-50.1 ± 24.9

0.048

-6.1 ± 12.2

-18.4 ± 9.4

12.3 ± 7.8

0.12

Men (N = 143)

Intima-medial thickness(μm)

764.4 ± 33.3

718.2 ± 26.1

46.2 ± 18.6

0.01

10.0 ± 7.1

9.2 ± 5.6

0.8 ± 4.1

0.84

Echogenic layer (μm)

356.7 ± 37.3

314.4 ± 29.9

42.3 ± 21.1

0.047

16.9 ± 9.1

16.8 ± 7.5

0.1 ± 5.4

0.98

Echolucent layer (μm)

406.9 ± 27.8

404.3 ± 22.5

2.6 ± 15.8

0.87

-6.7 ± 10.8

-9.5 ± 8.8

2.8 ± 6.3

0.66