Table 2.
All patients.
| Age group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree of | 18–50 years | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70–79 | 80+ | P-value |
| stenosis in % | (N =216) | (N = 212) | (N = 300) | (N = 344) | (N = 196) | |
| <30 | 189 (87.5) | 162 (76.4) | 213 (71.0) | 233 (69.8) | 130 (66.3) | <0.0001 |
| 30–49 | 6 (2.8) | 13 (6.1) | 19 (6.3) | 17 (5.1) | 13 (6.6) | |
| 50–69 | 10 (4.6) | 13 (6.1) | 35 (11.7) | 45 (13.5) | 20 (10.2) | |
| >70 | 11 (5.1) | 24 (11.3) | 33 (11.0) | 49 (14.7) | 33 (16.8) | |
| Intraplaque hemorrhage | 2 (0.9) | 16 (7.5)* | 30 (10.0)* | 42 (12.6)* | 33 (16.8)* | 0.0002 |
N = number of carotid arteries.
*
Statistically significant higher proportion compared to 18–50 age group.