Table 1.
Carotid-stroke predictor | Demographics by vessel |
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Male sex, no./total no. (%) | 387/726 (53.3) |
Age, mean (SD), y | 64.2 (15.6) |
Body mass index (BMI), mean (SD), kg/m2 | 28.4 (6.4) |
Smoking, no./total no. (%) | |
Current smoker | 138/726 (19.0) |
Prior smoker | 158/726 (21.8) |
Never smoker | 430/726 (59.2) |
Hypertension, no./total no. (%) | 499/726 (68.7) |
Hyperlipidemia, no./total no. (%) | 358/726 (49.3) |
Diabetes, no./total no. (%) | 227/726 (31.3) |
Cardiovascular medications | |
Antihypertension, no./total no. (%) | 412/726 (56.8) |
Statin, no./total no. (%) | 316/726 (43.5) |
Antiplatelet, no./total no. (%) | 294/726 (40.5) |
Anticoagulation, no./total no. (%) | 74/726 (10.2) |
Carotid plaque imaging markers | |
Stenosis, mean (SD), % | 12.2 (23.1) |
Mild stenosis (0–49%), no./total no. (%) | 647/726 (89.1) |
Moderate stenosis (50–69%), no./total no. (%) | 45/726 (6.2) |
Severe stenosis (70–99%), no./total no. (%) | 34/726 (4.7) |
Stenosis, mean (SD), mm | 4.1 (1.2) |
Maximum plaque thickness, mean (SD), mm | 3.0 (1.6) |
Ulceration, no./total no. (%) | 96/726 (13.2) |
Intraluminal thrombus, no./total no. (%) | 19/726 (2.6) |
Intraplaque hemorrhage, no./total no. (%) | 65/726 (9.0) |
Magnet strength = 3T, no./total no. (%) | 58/726 (8.0) |