Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 1, Number 1, April 2009, pages 40-44


Carotid Atherosclerosis in Ischemic Cerebrovascular Patients

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Mean Ridit values in study and control groups, p < 0.01.

Tables

Table 1. Baseline clinical features of the patients
 
PatientsControlsP value
IMT: intima-media thickness; BMI: body mass index; M: male; F: female; T-Ch: total cholesterol ; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Number138100
Age63.76 ± 10.7961.41 ± 11.53> 0.05
BMI25.28 ± 4.6125.39 ± 2.81> 0.05
M/F95/4361/39> 0.05
Hypertension99 (71.74%)55 (55%)< 0.01
Systolic pressure150.85 ± 24.64140.27 ± 22.34< 0.01
Diastolic pressure87.46 ± 14.2983.47 ± 12.07< 0.05
T-Ch4.85 ± 1.134.99 ± 1.0> 0.05
TG1.85 ± 2.161.65 ± 1.35> 0.05
HDL1.13 ± 0.341.26 ± 0.37< 0.05
LDL2.93 ± 0.893.07 ± 0.90> 0.05
Urea5.50 ± 2.054.71 ± 1.14< 0.01
Creatinine99.61 ± 22.1588.13 ± 19.27< 0.001
Diabetes history33 (23.91%)15 (15%)> 0.05
Glucose5.78 ± 2.085.07 ± 1.74< 0.05

 

Table 2. The atherosclerosis of cerebral ischemic patients
 
GroupNSum of carotid plaquesLeft carotid plaquesRight carotid plaquesRight carotid IMTSum of femoral plauqesRight femoral IMT
Student' t-test, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
Controls1003.40 ± 4.50***1.59 ± 2.46***1.81 ± 2.71**0.82 ± 0.24**1.79 ± 3.64*0.82 ± 0.20**
Patients1386.22 ± 5.873.21 ± 3.373.01 ± 3.140.91 ± 0.193.53 ± 3.900.96 ± 0.24

 

Table 3. The grade of the plaques in the patients and controls
 
Grade of plaquesStudyControl
Ridit analysis, 95% confidence interval (CI) of the patients with ischemic events: 0.6646-0.4894, 95% CI of the controls: 0.4969-0.2911.
0 (or < 1)21 (15.22%)42 (42%)
1 (1.1-5)46 (33.33%)34 (34%)
2 (5.1-10)36 (26.09%)13 (13%)
3 (> 10)35 (25.36%)11 (11%)

 

Table 4. Atherosclerotic plaques of right carotid in acute cerebral ischemic patients
 
GroupNRight common carotid (n) Right internal carotid (n)
with plaquesoft/mixedhardwith plaquesoft/mixedhard
Chi-square analysis, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, controls vs patients.
Controls10046*16/12**1811**3/2*6
Patients1388342/28133415/136

 

Table 5. Atherosclerotic plaques of left carotid in acute cerebral ischemic patients
 
GroupNLeft common carotid (N)Left internal carotid (N)
with plaquesoft/mixedhardwith plaquesoft/mixedhard
Chi-square analysis, **p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, patients versus control.
Controls10036***8**/11***17133/55
Patients1389850/35133211/138