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Table 3 Optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings

From: Gender differences in plaque characteristics of nonculprit lesions in patients with coronary artery disease

Variables

Men, n = 77

Women, n = 26

P Value

MLA, mm2

3.1 ± 1.3

3.1 ± 1.3

0.746

Mean RVA, mm2

7.1 ± 2.5

7.3 ± 2.7

0.684

Stenosis area, %

42.6 ± 11.0

42.9 ± 10.8

0.880

Lipid-rich plaque

 Lipid-rich, n (%)

87 (64.4)

35 (67.3)

0.713

 Maximum lipid arc

224.1 ± 63.6

210.0 ± 58.5

0.259

 Lipid length, mm

9.4 ± 4.5

7.3 ± 4.3

0.024

 Lipid index

1615.1 ± 893.8

1237.8 ± 859.8

0.035

 FCT, μm

89.2 ± 34.9

93.4 ± 48.2

0.597

 TCFA, n (%)

29 (37.7)

12 (46.2)

0.444

Disruption, n (%)

4 (3.0)

5 (9.6)

0.057

Calcification, n (%)

42 (31.1)

15 (28.8)

0.763

Macrophage, n (%)

42 (31.1)

17 (32.7)

0.835

Microvessels (MC), n (%)

50 (37.0)

27 (51.9)

0.064

Cholesterol crystal, n (%)

12 (8.9)

5 (9.6)

0.670

Thrombus, n (%)

2 (1.5)

3 (5.7)

0.103

  1. Abbreviations: FCT fibrous cap thickness, IQR interquartile range, MLA minimum lumen area, RVA reference vessel area, SD standard deviation, TCFA thin-cap fibroatheroma. Data are n (%) or mean ± SD