Table 2 Histological characterisation* of the tissue samples.

From: Transcriptomics analysis of long non-coding RNAs in smooth muscle cells from patients with peripheral artery disease and diabetes mellitus

 

DMplus

DMminus

P value

(n = 17)

(n = 20)

Infiltrates

20.3%

25.5%

0.150

SMCs

43.4%

50.8%

0.822

Neovessel

27.3%

33.3%

0.233

Thrombus (extent)

29.3%

19.8%

0.111

Atherosclerosis (extent)

19.3%

18.3%

0.893

Calcification / extent

11.6%

15.8%

0.518

  1. *Using HE and EvG staining, the individual pathological features of the tissue samples were evaluated semi-quantitatively. 100% corresponds to the highest observed occurrence of the individual features.
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