Table 2. Demographic variables in the group of patients with MRI-defined stable and unstable lesion types.

Variable	Patients with MRI-defined	Patients with MRI-defined	P-value
	Stable Lesion Types	Unstable Lesion Types
n (%)	41 (53.2%)	36 (46.8%)
Age, years (mean)	54–87 (72.3)	55–88 (73.4)	NS (0.73)
Sex, male	22(53.7%)	20 (55.6%)	NS (0.35)
Hypertension	32 (78.0%)	28 (77.8%)	NS (0.79)
Atrial fibrillation	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.8%)	NS (1.0)
Current or former smoker	22 (53.7%)	16 (44.4%)	NS (0.50)
Hypercholesterolemia	28(68.3%)	21 (58.3%)	NS (0.48)
Diabetes mellitus Type II	10 (24.4%)	15 (41.7%)	NS (0.14)
Coronary heart disease	12 (29.3%)	11 (30.6%)	NS (1.0)
Degree of stenosis <70% (ECST)	9 (22.0%)	15 (41.7%)	NS (0.09)
Degree of stenosis >70% (ECST)	32 (78.0%)	21 (58.3%)	NS (0.09)

NS: Not significant.