Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics in responders and non-responders.

From: Differential expression of circulating exosomal microRNAs in refractory intracranial atherosclerosis associated with antiangiogenesis

Variable

Responders

(n = 11, %)

Non-Responders (n = 10, %)

P

Age (mean ± SD)

59.1 ± 12.1

57.7 ± 14.0

NS

Gender

  

NS

   Male

4 (36.4)

3 (30.0)

 

   Female

7 (63.6)

7 (70.0)

 

Race

  

0.03

   White

6 (54.6)

2 (20.0)

 

   Black

3 (27.3)

1 (10.0)

 

   Asian

1 (9.1)

7 (70.0)

 

   Native American

1 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

 

Lesion Location

  

NS

   MCA

5 (45.5)

5 (50.0)

 

   ICA

5 (45.5)

5 (50.0)

 

   Basilar

1 (9.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Previous Stroke

7 (63.6)

6 (60.0)

NS

Smoking Historya

1 (9.1)

2 (20.0)

NS

Hypertension

9 (81.8)

5 (50.0)

NS

Hypercholesterolemia

3 (27.3)

3 (30.0)

NS

Hypertriglyceridemia

3 (27.3)

4 (40.0)

NS

Diabetes Mellitusb

4 (36.4)

3 (30.0)

NS

Obesity

2 (18.2)

2 (20.0)

NS

Coronary Artery Disease

1 (9.1)

2 (20.0)

NS

Peripheral Artery Disease

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

NS

Chronic Renal Disease

1 (9.1)

1 (10.0)

NS

Neoplasm

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

NS

  1. aAn adult who had smoked 100 cigarettes in his or her lifetime was considered with smoking history.
  2. bAll patients were diagnosed as type 2 diabetes mellitus.
  3. MCA, middle cerebral artery; ICA, intracranial cerebral artery; IMM, intensive medical management; NS, no significance; SD, standard deviation.