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Table 1 Baseline characteristics between positive remodeling (PR) and negative remodeling (NR) groups

From: Morphologic characteristics of severe basilar artery atherosclerotic stenosis on 3D high-resolution MRI

Characteristics

All (n = 44)

PR Group (n = 23)

Non-PR Group (n = 21)

p Value

Age, year, mean (SD)

64.3 (10.4)

62.6 (11.8)

66.2 (8.5)

.251

Men, n (%)

32 (72.7)

20 (71.4)

12 (75.0)

.388

Hypertension, n (%)

41 (93.2)

26 (92.9)

15 (93.8)

1.000

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

22 (50.0)

13 (46.4)

9 (56.3)

.131

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

31 (70.5)

21 (75.0)

10 (62.5)

.892

Obesity, n (%)

8 (18.2)

6 (21.4)

2 (12.5)

.302

Smoking, n (%)

18 (40.9)

13 (46.4)

5 (31.3)

.112

Stroke as qualifying event, n (%)

37 (84.1)

25 (89.3)

12 (75.0)

.896

Three or more risk factors, n (%)

30 (68.2)

19 (67.9)

11 (68.8)

.659

NIHSS scores at admission, n, median (interquartile range)

1.0 (0.0–4.0)

1.0 (0.0–4.0)

2.0 (0.0–5.5)

.227

Time from qualifying event to HRMRI, days, median (interquartile range)

14.5 (12.0–20.8)

15.0 (9.0–18.0)

14.0 (12.0–25.0)

.284

  1. NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale