Table 1:

Baseline characteristics of patients and stenoses

Characteristics	No.	%
Patients	210	100
Men	178	85
Women	32	15
Mean age (yr)	66.2 (±9.6)
Vascular risk factors
Hypertension	145	69.4
Diabetes mellitus	86	41.1
Dyslipidemia	84	40.2
Coronary artery disease	38	18.2
Peripheral artery disease	36	17.2
Smoker	41	19.6
Carotid arteries
Stenosis	220	100
<70 %	6	2.7
70%–79%	51	23.2
80%–89%	23	10.5
90%–99%	121	55.0
Pseudo-occlusion	18	8.2
Occlusion	1	0.5