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. 2015 Nov;36(11):2104–2107. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4422

Baseline characteristics and recurrence and retreatment rates: ruptured aneurysms of ≤10 mm

Statin Group Nonstatin Group P Value
No. 16 116
Mean age (SD) (yr) 70.2 (9.0) 57.0 (11.7) <.0001
No. (%) women 12 (75.0) 77 (66.4) .58
No. (%) hypertension 10 (62.5) 61 (52.6) .59
No. (%) diabetes 3 (18.8) 10 (8.6) .20
No. (%) current smoker 3 (18.8) 41 (35.3) .19
Aneurysm location
    ICA (No.) (%) 6 41 .88
    ACA/AcomA (No.) (%) 9 50
    MCA (No.) (%) 0 7
    VBA (No.) (%) 1 16
    Other (No.) (%) 0 2
Mean size (SD) (mm) 5.4 (1.8) 5.6 (2.0) .63
Initial occlusion
    Complete 8 (5.0) 60 (51.7) .51
    Residual neck 6 (37.5) 50 (43.1)
    Residual aneurysm 2 (12.5) 6 (5.2)
Balloon assistance 4 (25.0) 18 (15.5) .31
Mean follow-up (months) 23.4 (14.4) 25.1 (25.4) .59
No. (%) recurrence 1 (6.3) 42 (36.2) .02
No. (%) retreatment 1 (6.3) 30 (25.9) .08

Note:—ACA indicates anterior cerebral artery; AcomA, anterior communicating artery; VBA, vertebrobasilar arteries; –, no P value.