Table 4.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of Patients with Severe Carotid Stenosis (>70%)
|
No CAS |
Severe CAS only |
p value |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=359) | (n=49) | ||
| Age |
65.5 |
69.2 |
0.01 |
| Women |
24% |
24% |
1.0 |
| CHF |
12% |
29% |
0.003 |
| Hypertension |
94% |
92% |
0.5 |
| COPD |
21% |
30% |
0.14 |
| CVA |
3.8% |
10% |
0.05 |
| PVD |
10% |
33% |
0.0001 |
| CKD (Dialysis) |
9% |
22% |
0.01 |
| History of MI |
44% |
61% |
0.02 |
| BMI (Mean) |
30.5 |
31.1 |
0.5 |
| History of Smoking |
58% |
75% |
0.019 |
| Family History of Coronary Disease |
35% |
25% |
0.15 |
| Hyperlipidemia |
84% |
90% |
0.39 |
| Diabetes |
35% |
42% |
0.34 |
| Previous PTCA |
27% |
22% |
0.6 |
| Antilipid Use |
69% |
82% |
0.09 |
| Left main Trunk |
27% |
53% |
0.0004 |
| Number of Bypass | 2.53 | 2.65 | 0.3 |
CAS=Carotid artery stenosis > 50%.
Severe CAS= Carotid artery stenosis > 70% unilateral or bilateral.