Prevalence, Distribution, and Extent of Calcification in Studied Arterial Walls
| Parameter | Right common carotid | Left common carotid | Thoracic aorta | Abdominal aorta | Right iliac arteries | Left iliac arteries | Total |
| No. of patients with calcification sites | 12 (33) | 14 (39) | 24 (67) | 28 (78) | 24 (67) | 23 (64) | 30 (83) |
| No. of calcification sites | 17 (4) | 32 (7) | 123 (25) | 163 (34) | 69 (14) | 79 (16) | 483 (100) |
| No. of calcification sites per affected segment | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 2.3 ± 1.1 | 5.1 ± 5.7 | 5.8 ± 4.3 | 2.9 ± 2.5 | 3.4 ± 1.9 | 3.1 ± 3.4 |
| Calcification score for lesions | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 1.3 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 1.5 ± 0.7 |
| Calcified lesion thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mean | 2.5 ± 1.4 | 2.2 ± 1.0 | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 2.5 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 2.8 ± 1.1 |
| Range | 0.9–6.4 | 0.8–5.1 | 0.9–7.3 | 0.6–5.7 | 0.9–7.3 | 1.0–7.0 | 0.6–7.3 |
Values are mean ± SD, and data in parentheses are percentages.