Table 1:

Demographic and intracranial plaque characteristics of 30 patients with acute stroke

Patient DemographicsMean ± SD or Median (IQR) or n (%)
Age (years)59.0 ± 9.7
Body mass index (kg/cm2)24.6 ± 2.9
Sex (male)18 (60.0%)
Hypertension21 (70.0%)
Diabetes11 (36.7%)
Dyslipidemia6 (20.0%)
Current smoking5 (16.7%)
Plaque location
 Internal carotid artery (C4–7)25 (22.1%)
 Middle cerebral artery34 (30.1%)
 Anterior cerebral artery6 (5.3%)
 Basilar artery17 (15.0%)
 Vertebral artery21 (18.6%)
 Posterior cerebral artery10 (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)