Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the anomalous and non-anomalous VA groups
From: Are the anomalous vertebral arteries more hypoplastic?: retrospective linear mixed model approach
Total (n = 238) | Anomalous (n = 24) | Non-anomalous (n = 214) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (%) | 101 (42.4%) | 12 (50%) | 89 (41.6%) | 0.429 |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 65.9 (±12.1) | 60.8 (±12.1) | 66.5 (±11.9) | 0.030 |
Comorbidities | 0.244a | |||
Ischemic stroke | 107 (45.0%) | 8 (33.3%) | 99 (46.3%) | |
Headache/Dizziness | 42 (17.7%) | 8 (33.3%) | 34 (15.9%) | |
Intracerebral hemorrhage | 31 (13.0%) | 4 (16.7%) | 27 (12.6%) | |
Neoplasm | 30 (12.6%) | 2 (8.3%) | 28 (13.1%) | |
Others | 28 (11.7%) | 2 (8.3%) | 26 (12.1%) | |
V1 anomaly, number (%)b | 11 (2.3%) | 11 (22.9%) | - | - |
V2 anomaly, number (%)b | 27 (5.7%) | 27 (56.3%) | - | - |