Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data, medical history, and comorbidities in studied cohort of patients.
| Variable | Total N = 43 (100%) |
Females N = 12 (28%) |
Males N = 31 (72%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age [years] (mean ± SD) | 64 ± 9 | 65 ± 10 | 63 ± 8 | P = 0.5044 |
| Carotid stenosis [%] (mean ± SD) | 82 ± 10 | 82 ± 8 | 82 ± 10 | P = 0.8830 |
| NIHSS (median; interquartile range) | 0; 0–2 | 0.5; 0–2.5 | 0; 0-1 | P = 0.1902 |
| Modified Rankin scale (median; interquartile range) | 0.0; 0.0–1.0 | 1.0; 0.5–1.0 | 0.0; 0.0–1.0 | P = 0.0919 |
| Barthel index (median; interquartile range) | 100; 95–100 | 97.5; 95–100 | 100; 95–100 | P = 0.4423 |
| Coronary heart disease | 47% | 38% | 50% | P = 0.5603 |
| Hypertension | 74% | 75% | 73% | P = 0.9125 |
| Diabetes | 30% | 38% | 28% | P = 0.6182 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 6% | 12% | 4% | P = 0.3556 |
| Stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) | 33%/12% | 40%/0% | 28%/16% | P = 0.2245/P = 0.4299 |
| Myocardial infarct | 33% | 25% | 36% | P = 0.5905 |
| History of endovascular procedure | 30% | 43% | 27% | P = 0.3919 |