Table 2.
Patient Characteristics
| Age, years | 66.0 ± 7.0 |
| Gender, M (%) | 19 (49) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 16 (42) |
| Current or former smoker, n (%) | 26 (72) |
| Symptomatic due to carotid lesion, n (%) | 11 (28) |
| Serum hemoglobin, mg/dL | 12.6 ± 2.3 |
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