Frequency of vessel wall abnormalities for each artery stratified by cohort status and character of the abnormality
| Irregular thick | Smooth thick | Calcified | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C+ | C− | C+ | C− | C+ | C− | ||||||
| Common carotid | 4/20 | 5/20 | 1/20 | 3/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | |||||
| Internal carotid | 9/20 | 10/20 | 5/20 | 4/20 | 0/20 | 3/20 | |||||
| External carotid | 4/20 | 2/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | |||||
| Subclavian | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | |||||
| Brachial | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | |||||
| Ulnar† | 0/19 | 0/20 | 10/19 | 0/203-150 | 1/19 | 1/20 | |||||
| Ulnar‡ | 7/16 | 0/20** | |||||||||
| Radial | 0/20 | 0/20 | 2/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 1/20 | |||||
| Abdominal aorta | 2/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 1/20 | |||||
| Common iliac§ | 5/20 | 2/19 | 1/20 | 3/19 | 2/20 | 0/19 | |||||
| External iliac | 4/20 | 1/20 | 1/20 | 0/20 | 2/20 | 1/20 | |||||
| Superficial femoral | 1/20 | 5/20 | 3/20 | 0/20 | 2/20 | 5/20 | |||||
| Popliteal | 2/19 | 5/20 | 3/19 | 1/20 | 1/19 | 4/20 | |||||
| Ant tibial | 2/19 | 3/20 | 6/19 | 3/20 | 1/19 | 6/20*** | |||||
| Post tibial | 1/19 | 1/20 | 7/19 | 8/20 | 1/19 | 6/20*** | |||||
| Dorsalis pedis | 2/19 | 3/20 | 0/16 | 2/20 | 1/19 | 6/20 | |||||
↵3-150 p<0.0001, **p=0.001, ***p=0.02. All other probability values were >0.05. C+ = cohort positive, C− = cohort negative. †Because one positive cohort had non-patent ulnar artery grafts she was therefore excluded from the ulnar artery denominator. ‡Ulnar arteries from amputees excluded. §One negative cohort common iliac arteries could not be visualised.