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Table 2 Baseline characteristics for extent data by Framingham risk group

From: Comparison of brachial and carotid artery ultrasound for assessing extent of subclinical atherosclerosis in HIV: a prospective cohort study

Risk group

Number of subjects

IMT (mm)

FMD (%)

Very low (< 5%)

88

0.68 (0.13)

5.58 (5.45)

Low (5 to 9%)

64

0.78 (0.16)

4.86 (3.59)

Medium/High (10% and above)

105

0.93 (0.27)

4.47 (4.08)

  1. NB) Entries for IMT and FMD are reported as mean (standard deviation); IMT increases significantly with increasing Framingham risk (p < 0.001)