Measure | Baseline | 6 Months | 12 Months | Changes After 12 Months | p |
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Mean IMT, mm | |||||
MTX ± delayed IFX, n = 19 | 0.62 ± 0.10 | 0.61 ± 0.10 | 0.60 ± 0.12 | −0.00 ± 0.09 | 0.925 |
MTX + early IFX, n = 16 | 0.62 ± 0.08 | 0.63 ± 0.10 | 0.63 ± 0.12 | 0.00 ± 0.11 | |
Max IMT, mm | |||||
MTX ± delayed IFX, n = 19 | 0.70 ± 0.16 | 0.70 ± 0.15 | 0.73 ± 0.15 | 0.04 ± 0.11 | 0.948 |
MTX + early IFX, n = 16 | 0.72 ± 0.13 | 0.72 ± 0.14 | 0.77 ± 0.16 | 0.06 ± 0.11 | |
AIx @ 75, % | |||||
MTX ± delayed IFX, n = 19 | 31.6 ± 11.5 | 27.2 ± 12.7 | 22.0 ± 11.1 | −8.1 ± 12.7 | 0.438 |
MTX + early IFX, n = 16 | 34.0 ± 10.1 | 28.0 ± 9.0 | 30.0 ± 6.1 | −4.2 ± 11.6 | |
PWV, m/s | |||||
MTX ± delayed IFX, n = 19 | 14.19 ± 2.39 | 14.23 ± 3.28 | 14.39 ± 3.49 | 0.24 ± 2.01 | 0.060 |
MTX + early IFX, n = 16 | 14.51 ± 2.31 | 13.79 ± 2.24 | 13.40 ± 2.49 | −1.06 ± 1.27 |
P values for between-group comparisons of changes over 1 year. IMT: intima-media thickness; PWV: pulse wave velocity; AIx @ 75: augmentation index standardized to a heart rate of 75 bpm.