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Table 2 Comparison of clinical risk factors between BA with and without plaque

From: Association between the vertebrobasilar artery geometry and basilar artery plaques determined by high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging

 

BA plaque ( +) (N = 86)

BA plaque (−) (N = 204)

p

Sex, male

50 (58.14)

124 (60.78)

0.675

Age, y

70.2 ± 10.6

67.7 ± 10.1

0.064

BMI ≥ 28

17 (19.77)

22 (10.78)

0.041

Smoking

29 (33.72)

74 (36.27)

0.678

Hypertension

69 (80.23)

134 (65.69)

0.014

DM

39 (45.35)

62 (30.39)

0.015

Hyperlipidemia

38 (44.19)

80 (39.22)

0.431

CHD

11 (12.79)

25 (12.25)

0.899

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%)
  2. BMI body mass index, DM diabetes mellitus, CHD coronary heart disease, BA basilar artery