Characteristics | Ezetimibe /simvastatin (n = 25) | Rosuvastatin (n = 25) | p-value between groups |
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MDS TBR of index carotid artery | |||
Baseline | 2.37 ± 0.46 | 2.23 ± 0.41 | 0.271 |
Follow-up | 2.07 ± 0.29 | 2.09 ± 0.46 | 0.889 |
Nominal change | −0.30 ± 0.43 | −0.15 ± 0.40 | 0.197 |
p-value compared with baseline | 0.002 | 0.077 | |
Percent change (primary endpoint) | −10.22 ± 17.49 | −5.84 ± 15.78 | 0.357 |
Whole vessel TBR of index carotid artery | |||
Baseline | 2.00 ± 0.0.39 | 1.94 ± 0.31 | 0.537 |
Follow-up | 1.81 ± 0.26 | 1.83 ± 0.35 | 0.772 |
Nominal change | −0.19 ± 0.38 | − 0.11 ± 0.38 | 0.419 |
p-value compared with baseline | 0.017 | 0.168 | |
Percent change | −6.81 ± 19.06 | −3.95 ± 17.01 | 0.579 |
MDS TBR of aorta | |||
Baseline | 2.58 ± 0.45 | 2.57 ± 0.45 | 0.912 |
Follow-up | 2.27 ± 0.34 | 2.35 ± 0.46 | 0.459 |
Nominal change | −0.31 ± 0.44 | −0.21 ± 0.52 | 0.466 |
p-value compared with baseline | 0.002 | 0.052 | |
Percent change | −10.35 ± 16.24 | −6.80 ± 18.36 | 0.473 |
Whole vessel TBR of aorta | |||
Baseline | 2.47 ± 0.43 | 2.47 ± 0.45 | 0.959 |
Follow-up | 2.19 ± 0.33 | 2.26 ± 0.45 | 0.507 |
Nominal change | −0.29 ± 0.43 | −0.20 ± 0.52 | 0.549 |
p-value compared with baseline | 0.003 | 0.063 | |
Percent change | −9.580 ± 16.45 | −6.58 ± 19.04 | 0.526 |