Table 6 Plaque morphology among HCV-positive and HCV-negative patients
Plaque morphology | HCV-positive patients | HCV-negative patients | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Location | |||
Common carotid | 6 (60%) | 1 (20%) | < 0.04* |
Carotid bulb | 1 (10%) | 4 (80%) | < 0.03* |
Internal carotid | 3 (30%) | 0 | < 0.05* |
Homogeneity | |||
Homogenous | 7 (70%) | 3 (60%) | 0.5 |
Heterogeneous | 3 (30%) | 2 (40%) | |
Echogenicity | |||
Echogenic | 6 (60%) | 4 (80%) | 0.09 |
Echolucent | 4 (40%) | 1 (20%) | |
Surface | |||
Regular | 6 (60%) | 3 (60%) | 0.07 |
Irregular | 3 (30%) | 2 (40%) | |
Ulcerated | 1 (1%) | 0 | |