Table 4 Baseline characteristics of ABGCEPD technique vs. plain technique.

From: ABGCEPD for acute symptomatic isolated cervical internal carotid artery occlusion to improve reperfusion and reduce distal embolization

Features

ABGCEPD technique(n = 65)

Plain technique(n = 218)

p

Age (year), mean ± SD

64 ± 7

65 ± 13

0.395

Male sex

75.0%

51.4%

p<0.001

NIHSS score, median (IQR)

11 (8–13)​

12 (10–14)​

0.07

ASPECTS, median (IQR)

7.0 (6.0–8.0)

7.0 (5.0–8.0)

0.75

Occlusion site

   

cervical internal carotid artery

100%

100%

1.0

Medical history

   

Smoking

67.9%

38.6%

p<0.001

Hypertension

75%

69.3%

0.35

Diabetes mellitus

32.1%

32.6%

0.96

  1. Comparisons of baseline data between groups were conducted using independent samples t-tests for normally distributed variables and the Mann–Whitney U test for non-normally distributed variables. Categorical variables were analyzed using the chi-square test. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
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