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Table 1 Predisposing factors

From: Predisposing factors and radiological features in patients with internal carotid artery dissection or vertebral artery dissection

Predisposing factors

ICAD(n = 84)

VAD(n = 56)

OR(95%CI)

P value

Age, years mean ± SD

43.37 ± 14.01

41.00 ± 12.98

0.99 (0.96-1.01)

0.315

Male sex (%)

72 (85.71%)

38 (67.86%)

2.84 (1.27-6.28)

0.012

Hypertension (%)

22 (26.19%)

12 (21.43%)

1.30 (0.58-3.01)

0.520

Diabetes (%)

3 (3.57%)

3 (5.36%)

0.65 (0.15-2.89)

0.609

Smoking (%)

32 (38.10%)

20 (35.71%)

1.11 (0.55-2.31)

0.775

Drinking (%)

27 (32.14%)

13 (23.21%)

1.57 (0.75-3.36)

0.252

Head or neck trauma (%)

9 (10.71%)

5 (8.93%)

1.22 (0.39-3.41)

0.730

Cervical manipulation (%)

5 (5.95%)

3 (5.36%)

1.12 (0.28-4.36)

0.882

Fibromuscular dysplasia (%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.79%)

0.22 (0.01-5.48)

0.219

History of migraine(%)

2 (2.33%)

4 (7.14%)

0.31 (0.06-1.38)

0.163

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.12 ± 1.26

4.24 ± 1.17

1.04 (0.83-1.31)

0.584

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.46 ± 0.88

1.33 ± 0.70

0.83 (0.55-1.27)

0.396

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.05 ± 0.22

1.10 ± 0.26

1.55 (0.54-4.47)

0.191

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.56 ± 0.99

2.66 ± 0.89

1.07 (0.78-1.47)

0.552

Blood glucose (mmol/L)

5.11 ± 1.59

5.38 ± 1.73

1.03 (0.85-1.25)

0.340

  1. HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol