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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Prevalence, predictors and outcome of carotid stenosis: a sub study in the Preventive Antibiotics in Stroke Study (PASS)

 

ICA stenosis < 50%

(n = 1203)

ICA stenosis ≥ 50%

(n = 277)

Age (mean with standard deviation)

70.70 (± 12.5)

72.47 (± 10.8)

Hypertension

52.99%

61.01%

Hypercholesterolemia

26.7%

32.4%

Smoking

60.1%

70.3%

Gender (male)

56.8%

69.0%

NIHSS (median, IQR)

4 (3–7)

6 (4–12)

Thrombolysis

36.7%

43.3%

Pre-stroke modified Rankin Scale (median, IQR)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–1)

Modified Rankin Scale after 90 days (median, IQR)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–4)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

6.5%

11.9%

Atrial fibrillation

12.6%

12.0%

Myocardial infarction

12.0%

16.6%

Peripheral vascular disease

7.1%

11.6%