Imaging plaque inflammation in asymptomatic cocaine addicted individuals with simultaneous positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (original) (raw)
Observational Study
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World J Radiol. May 28, 2019; 11(5): 62-73
Published online May 28, 2019. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v11.i5.62
Table 1 Sample characteristics: Demographics, cardiovascular risk, and drug use
| Group 1: Cardiovascular risk[15] (n = 62) | Group 2: Healthy controls (n = 10) | Group 3: Cocaine users (n = 14) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Race | 62 white (94%); 4 other | 5 black (50%); 4 white; 1 other | 13 black (93%); 1 white |
| Gender | 55 men (83%) | 8 men (80%) | 10 men (71%) |
| Agead | 64.6 ± 7.8 | 46.2 ± 5.3 | 50.8 ± 4.1 |
| Education | NA | 15.0 ± 2.0 | 13.6 ± 1.8 |
| Cardiovascular risk | |||
| BMI | NA | 29.1 ± 5.0 | 28.3 ± 3.71 |
| Heart rate | NA | 74.9 ± 11.9 | 79.1 ± 10.9 |
| Total cholesterol | NA | 182.7 ± 28.22 | 163.3 ± 28.93 |
| HDL cholesterol | NA | 55.8 ± 16.14 | 42.3 ± 9.15 |
| Drug use | |||
| Alcohol lifetime | NA | 18.9 ± 13.4 | 20.8 ± 11.8 |
| Cocaine lifetime | NA | NA | 21.9 ± 7.9 |
| Nicotine lifetimef | 12% current | 10.0% current; 20.0% past; 70.0% never; 3.5 ± 8.1 | 64.3% current; 28.6% past; 7.1% never; 26.4 ± 10.1 |
| THC lifetimee | NA | 0.5 ± 1.3 | 9.1 ± 10.5 |
| Cocaine withdrawal[22] | NA | NA | 18.6 ± 11.9 |
| Cocaine craving[23] | NA | NA | 14.7 ± 14.5 |
| Severity of drug dependence[24] | NA | NA | 3.2 ± 3.6 |
- Citation: Bachi K, Mani V, Kaufman AE, Alie N, Goldstein RZ, Fayad ZA, Alia-Klein N. Imaging plaque inflammation in asymptomatic cocaine addicted individuals with simultaneous positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging. World J Radiol 2019; 11(5): 62-73
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8470/full/v11/i5/62.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v11.i5.62