Table 1.

Patient demographics.

Variables	Group 1 (n=34)	Group 2 (n=25)	P value
Age	65.91±9.16†	67.64±8.95†	0.473*
Gender
Male	22 (64.7%)	18 (72%)	0.756**
Female	12 (35.3%)	7 (28%)
Diabetes mellitus	7 (6%)	5 (20%)	1.000**
Hyperlipidemia	10 (29.4%)	8 (32%)	1.000**
Cardiovascular disease	9 (26.5%)	13 (52%)	0.083**
Hypertension	22 (64.7%)	20 (80%)	0.322**
Previous vascular surgery	4 (11.8%)	4 (16%)	0.711***
COPD	3 (8.8%)	1 (4%)	0.630***
CRF	-	1 (4%)	0.424***
Smoking	13 (38.2%)	11 (44%)	0.859**
Previous permanent stroke	9 (26.5%)	6 (24%)	1.000**
TIA	7 (20.6%)	11 (44%)	0.100**

^†mean ± standard deviation; COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRF=chronic renal failure; TIA=transient ischemic attack

^*Unpaired t test

^**Continuity correction test

^***Fisher's exact test