Cardiovascular Diabetology

Table 2 Parameters of the FMD test throughout the menstrual cycle in patients with Type 1 Diabetes and Controls

From: Endogenous estradiol contributes to vascular endothelial dysfunction in premenopausal women with type 1 diabetes

Variable	Menses			Late Follicular
Variable	Type 1 Diabetes	Controls	p-value	Type 1 Diabetes	Controls	p-value
Baseline diameter (cm)	0.300 ± 0.033	0.299 ± 0.029	0.831	0.301 ± 0.035	0.297 ± 0.033	0.690
Peak diameter (cm)	0.325 ± 0.035	0.325 ± 0.031	0.991	0.322 ± 0.033	0.326 ± 0.035	0.725
Shear (s^− 1 AUC)	49,321 ± 20,062	46,903 ± 15,194	0.619	48,694 ± 16,337	47,949 ± 15,270	0.861
FMD/Shear (%/s^− 1 AUC)	0.182 ± 0.068	0.206 ± 0.100	0.284	0.155 ± 0.059	0.219 ± 0.110	0.007

Values are mean ± SD. AUC = Area under the curve, FMD = Flow-mediated dilation. Bold values indicate between group significance at each menstrual cycle phase

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