Table 1.
Characteristics of the study subjects.
| Age | Gender (F) | Smoking | Dyslipidemia | Hypertension | Diabetes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertensive retinopathy | 63 ± 15 | 7/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 16/16 | 3/16 |
| Controls | 62 ± 14 | 7/16 | 5/16 | None | None | None |
| P ∗ (n = 16) | 0.85 | 0.99 | 0.39 | 0.23 | 0.0001 | 0.23 |
| CADASIL | 45 ± 8 | 7/11 | 2/11 | 2/11 | 1/11 | 1/11 |
| Controls | 44 ± 8 | 7/11 | 3/11 | 1/11 | None | None |
| P ∗ (n = 11) | 0.77 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 |
Age is expressed as mean ± SD. All the other variables are expressed as ratio n/total.
Dyslipidemia was defined as total cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL or LDL ≥100 mg/dL or statin treatment. Hypertension was defined as elevated blood pressure (ambulatory systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg) or current antihypertensive drug therapy. Diabetes was defined as fasting glucose levels ≥126 mg/dL on two different test occasions or current use of hypoglycemic agents.
∗Wilcoxon rank sum test (age) or Chi-squared test (all the other variables).