The ratio of IMT and atheroclerosis according to menopause Age group IMT, atheroclerosis 40 - < 50 50 - 60 p n% n% Common femoral artery Nomal artery 72 97, 3 90 57, 0 < 0, 001 IMT (>1 mm) 2 2, 7 68 43, 0 Atheroclerosis (≥ 1, 5 mm) 0 0, 0 14 8, 9 < 0, 01 Shallow femoral artery Nomal artery 73 98, 7 154 97, 5 > 0, 05 IMT (> 1 mm) 1 1, 3 4 2, 5 Atheroclerosis (≥ 1, 5 mm) 0 0, 0 2 1, 3 > 0, 05 Deep femoral artery Nomal artery 73 98, 7 150 94, 9 > 0, 05 IMT (> 1 mm) 1 1, 3 8 5, 1 Atheroclerosis (≥ 1, 5 mm) 0 0, 0 3 1, 9 > 0, 05 The IMT and atheroclerosis were mainly found in common femoral artery (p < 0.001) Table 3.13.