From: Assessment of carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque formation among patients with ischemic stroke and hepatitis C virus infection
HCV-positive patients N (%)
HCV-negative patients N (%)
P value
IMT < 1 mm
10 (20%)
34 (68%)
< 0.001**
IMT > 1 mm
40 (80%)
16 (32%)