Table 3.
Asymptomatic patients.
| Age group, no. of arteries (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree of | 18–50 years | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70–79 | >80 | P-value |
| stenosis | (N = 146 total) | (N = 88 total) | (N = 88 total) | (N = 86 total) | (N = 26 total) | |
| <30% | 135 (92.5) | 79 (89.8) | 70 (79.5) | 70 (81.4) | 21(80.8) | 0.07 |
| 30–49% | 4 (2.7) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (3.5) | 1 (3.8) | |
| 50–69% | 4 (2.7) | 3 (3.4) | 6 (6.8) | 7 (8.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| >70% | 3 (2.1) | 5 (5.7) | 11 (12.5) | 6 (7.4) | 4 (15.4) | |
| Intraplaque hemorrhage | 1 (0.7) | 2 (2.3)† | 5 (5.7)* | 7 (8.1)* | 3 (11.5)* | 0.14 |
N = number of carotid arteries.
*
Statistically significant higher proportion compared to 18–50 age group.
†
No difference between 18 and 50 age group, or any other age group.