Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the study population. Symptoms refer to previous history of cerebrovascular accidents. BMI = body mass index; SUV = standardized uptake value; LDL = low density lipoprotein; HDL = high density lipoprotein; Hs-CRP = high sensitivity C-reactive protein.

N	9
Sex (M/F)	5/4
Age (years)	71 (65–76)
Asymptomatic/symptomatic	8/1
BMI (Kg/m2)	25 (20–28)
Plaque SUV (g/mL)	1.35 (0.98–1.74)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	172 (156–182)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	102 (91–112)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	48 (40–58)
Hs-CRP (mg/dL)	1.56 (1.18–7.45)