Table 1. Baseline patient characteristics (n = 210).

Variable	Data
Mean age (years ± SD)	67.9 (±9.7)
Male sex	151 (71.9%)
Right sided carotid stenosis	89 (44.3%)
Symptomatic carotid stenosis	149 (71.0%)
Arterial hypertension	191 (91.0%)
Hyperlipidemia	140 (66.7%)
Tobacco use	63 (30.0%)
Diabetes mellitus	62 (29.5%)
Coronary artery disease	61 (29.0%)
Peripheral occlusive arterial disease	41 (19.5%)
Contralateral carotid occlusion	28 (13.3%)
Median follow-up time (months, IQR)	33.4 (14.9–53.7)
Restenosis ≥70% during follow-up	12 (5.7%)