Table 5.
Baseline characteristics of patients with vertebral artery origin stenosis or acute lacunar infarcts
| Vertebral artery origin stenosis (n = 137) | Acute lacunar infarcts (n = 171) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ± SD) |
70.4 ± 10.3 |
63.8 ± 11.5 |
< 0.001 |
| Male (n,%) |
73 (53.3) |
97 (56.7) |
0.566 |
| Hypertension (n,%) |
96 (70.1) |
119 (69.6) |
1.000 |
| Diabetes (n,%) |
66 (48.2) |
75 (43.9) |
0.491 |
| Hyperlipidemia (n,%) |
56 (40.9) |
57 (33.3) |
0.191 |
| Atrial fibrillation (n,%) |
6. (4.4) |
5 (2.9) |
0.547 |
| Smoking (n,%) |
61 (44.5) |
90 (52.6) |
0.170 |
| Previous stroke history (n,%) |
34 (24.8) |
41 (24.0) |
0.894 |
| Coronary arterial disease |
27 (19.7) |
41 (24.4) |
0.337 |
| Peripheral arterial disease |
5 (3.6) |
6 (3.6) |
1.000 |
| ESRS (mean ± SD) |
3.2 ± 1.5 |
2.9 ± 1.5 |
0.126 |
| ESRS > 3 | 52 (38.0) | 58 (33.9) | 0.475 |
ESRS Essen Stroke Risk Score.
Published data of patients who had acute lacunar infarcts were used for the comparison; data used with personal permission [14].