Table 2:

Characteristics of patients assigned to treatment

Characteristic	Measurements
Demography
Population, n (%)	87 (100)
Men, n (%)	71 (81.6)
Women, n (%)	16 (18.4)
Mean age, years (SD)	70 (7.9)
Vascular risk factors, n (%)
Coronary artery disease	51 (58.6)
Hypertension	63 (72.4)
Diabetes mellitus	22 (25.2)
Hyperlipidemia	29 (33.3)
>2 risk factors	76 (87.3)
>3 risk factors	52 (59.7)
Angiographic characteristics
Count, n (%)	100 (100)
Unilateral stenosis, n (%)	74 (74)
Right carotid artery, n (%)	34 (13)
Left carotid artery, n (%)	40 (40)
Bilateral stenosis, n (%)	13 (26)
Symptomatic stenosis, n (%)	58 (58)
Asymptomatic stenosis, n (%)	42 (42)
Degree of stenosis, % (mean %)	78.85 (50–99)