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Table 2 Basilar Artery Plaque Distribution

From: Plaque distribution of low-grade basilar artery atherosclerosis and its clinical relevance

Vessels

Ventral Wall

Dorsal Wall

Lateral Wall

P *

All patients (61)

29.0%

37.6%

33.1%

1.000

Symptomatic (25)

16.1%

42.5%

41.2%

<0.05a

Asymptomatic (36)

38.0%

34.3%

27.4%

1.000

P

0.022

0.318

0.06

 
  1. P indicates comparisons between symptomatic and asymptomatic, P*indicates comparisons in the ventral, dorsal, and lateral sides of BA wall
  2. aventral vs. Dorsal, p = 0.009; ventral vs. Lateral, p = 0.013; dorsal vs. lateral p = 1.000