Table 1. Comparison between patients with watershed infarct (WSI +) and those with no watershed infarct (WSI -).
WSI+(n = 14) | WSI - (n = 51) | |
Patients Characteristics | ||
Age, median (IQR), years | 67 (60–71) | 69 (59–75) |
Male gender, n (%) | 11 (79) | 37 (73) |
High blood pressure, n (%) | 8 (57) | 33 (65) |
Diabetes, n (%) | 3 (21) | 8 (16) |
Dyslipemia, n (%) | 9 (64) | 28 (55) |
Current smoking, n (%)* | 5 (36) | 14 (28) |
Carotid disease | ||
Median degree of stenosis (interquartile range), % | ||
NASCET | 40 (25–50) | 30 (15–39) |
ECST | 60 (52–70) | 60 (52–65) |
Recent IPH | ||
Presence of IPH (≥1 slice), n (%) | 7 (50%) | 16 (31%) |
*one data missing.