Table 2 Comparison between juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients and healthy controls as regards parameters of subclinical atherosclerosis by ultrasonography

Right internal carotid velocity

112.7 ± 49

80.9 ± 16

3.3

0.002*

Right external carotid velocity

77.5 ± 14

74.5 ± 15

.8

0.4

Right common carotid velocity

108 ± 44.5

83.4 ± 16

2.8

0.007*

Right common carotid intima thickness

0.65 ± 0.11

0.48 ± 0.02

7.8

0.00001*

Left internal carotid velocity

119 ± 31

77.6 ± 22.3

5.9

0.0001*

Left external carotid velocity

90. ± 20

74.3 ± 12.2

3.7

0.0001*

Left common carotid velocity

115.6 ± 52

80.9 ± 14

3.5

0.001*

Left common carotid intima thickness

0.64 ± 0.1

0.47 ± 0.04

7.9

0.00001*

Right femoral velocity

73 ± 23

67.3 ± 9.87

1.2

0.2

Right femoral intima thickness

0.53 ± 0.04

0.48 ± 0.03

4.9

0.0001*

Left femoral velocity

71.9 ± 19

72.9 ± 10.5

0.2

0.8

Left femoral intima thickness

0.53 ± 0.04

0.48 ± 0.03

4.3

0.0001*