Echocardiographic findings and carotid intima-media thickness measurements of the study subjects stratified according to fibrosis risk score.

<p>Data are means ± SD. Categorical variables were compared by χ² test. <i>P</i> values refer to results after analyses with adjustment for gender, age smoking history, waist circumference, blood pressure, HDL, triglycerides, and fasting glucose values.</p><p>cIMT = carotid artery intima-media thickness; LVMI = left ventricular mass index; LVH = left ventricular hypertrophy.</p>a<p><i>P</i><0.05 vs. Low risk of fibrosis group.