Table 2 Characteristics of patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid atherosclerotic stenosis.
Characteristic | Asymptomatic (n = 33) | Symptomatic (n = 49) | All (n = 82) | Statistical values | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 70.00 (68.00–73.50) | 70.00 (65.50–73.00) | 70.00 (66.75–73.00) | z = 0.730 | 0.466 |
Sex | χ² = 3.018 | 0.082 | |||
Male | 22 (66.67) | 28 (57.14) | 50(60.97) | ||
Female | 11 (33.33) | 21 (42.86) | 32(39.03) | ||
Hypertension | 27 (81.82) | 42 (85.71) | 69 (84.15) | χ² = 0.224 | 0.636 |
Diabetes mellitus | 13 (39.39) | 15 (30.61) | 28 (34.15) | χ² = 0.676 | 0.411 |
Coronary heart disease | 7 (21.21) | 9 (18.37) | 16 (19.51) | χ² = 0.102 | 0.750 |
Smoking | 18 (54.55) | 27 (55.10) | 45 (54.88) | χ² = 0.002 | 0.960 |
History of stroke | 14 (42.42) | 20 (40.82) | 34 (41.46) | χ² = 0.021 | 0.885 |
