Table 1b Characteristics between subclinical ICL patients with high and low baPWV

From: Relationship between asymptomatic intra-cranial lesions and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in coronary artery disease patients without stroke

 

Total (n=55)

Low baPWV (n=25)

High baPWV (n=30)

P-value

Mean age–year

70.9±10.7

65.9±10.1

75.0±9.3

0.001

Male sex–no. (%)

44 (80.0)

22 (88.0)

22 (73.3)

0.31

Mean BMI

23.1±3.1

23.1±2.8

23.1±3.5

0.98

ACS–no. (%)

17 (31.5)

5 (20.0)

12 (41.4)

0.14

Hypertension–no. (%)

42 (76.4)

18 (72.0)

24 (80.0)

0.54

 Systolic BP

136±22

133±23

138±20

0.36

 Diastolic BP

72±13

73±15

72±12

0.79

Diabetes–no. (%)

29 (52.7)

14 (56.0)

15 (50.0)

0.79

Dyslipidemia–no. (%)

37 (67.3)

17 (68.0)

20 (66.7)

1.0

Family history of CAD–no. (%)

19 (34.5)

10 (40.0)

9 (30.0)

0.57

Peripheral arterial disease–no. (%)

14 (25.5)

6 (24.0)

8 (26.7)

1.0

Chronic kidney disease–no. (%)

31 (56.4)

9 (36.0)

22 (73.3)

0.007

Current tobacco use–no. (%)

8 (14.5)

5 (20.0)

3 (10.0)

0.45

Previous MI–no. (%)

8 (14.5)

4 (16.0)

4 (13.3)

1.0

Coronary lesionsno. (%)

 Single lesions

16 (29.1)

6 (24.0)

10 (33.3)

0.56

 Triple or LMT lesions

15 (27.3)

8 (32.0)

7 (23.3)

0.55

Medication on dischargeno. (%)

 Beta-blocker

45 (81.8)

22 (88.0)

23 (76.7)

0.32

 ACE inhibitor or ARB

36 (65.5)

15 (60.0)

21 (70.0)

0.57

 Statin

49 (89.1)

24 (96.0)

25 (83.3)

0.20

  1. Abbreviations: ACE inhibitor, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; baPWV, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CAD, coronary artery disease; ICL, intra-cranial lesions; LMT, left main trunk; MI, myocardial infarction.