Demographic and intracranial plaque characteristics of 30 patients with acute stroke
Patient Demographics | Mean ± SD or Median (IQR) or n (%) |
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Age (years) | 59.0 ± 9.7 |
Body mass index (kg/cm2) | 24.6 ± 2.9 |
Sex (male) | 18 (60.0%) |
Hypertension | 21 (70.0%) |
Diabetes | 11 (36.7%) |
Dyslipidemia | 6 (20.0%) |
Current smoking | 5 (16.7%) |
Plaque location | |
Internal carotid artery (C4–7) | 25 (22.1%) |
Middle cerebral artery | 34 (30.1%) |
Anterior cerebral artery | 6 (5.3%) |
Basilar artery | 17 (15.0%) |
Vertebral artery | 21 (18.6%) |
Posterior cerebral artery | 10 (8.9%) |
Plaque stenosis (%) | |
30% ≤ stenosis < 50% (grade I) | 74 (65.5%) |
50% ≤ stenosis < 70% (grade II) | 15 (13.3%) |
Stenosis ≥ 70% (grade III) | 24 (21.2%) |
Plaque numbers (n) | 3.0 (2.0–6.0) |