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Table 3 Comparison of the characteristics of aneurysms and patients with and without ischemia and in the clipping and coiling groups

From: Cerebral ischemia after treatment of posterior communicating artery aneurysms: clipping versus coiling

 

Clipping (n = 257)

P

Coiling (106)

P

Ischemia (60)

Normal (197)

Ischemia (12)

Normal (94)

Age(y/rs)

60.9 ± 8.21

58.3 ± 9.31

0.048*

61.3 ± 8.33

59.2 ± 9.82

0.479

Female

51(85.0%)

147(74.6%)

0.094

7(58.3%)

71(75.5%)

0.203

Hypertension

39(65.0%)

109(55.3%)

0.180

7(58.3%)

44(46.8%)

0.452

Diabetes

5(8.3%)

9(4.6%)

0.261

2(16.7%)

7(7.4%)

0.281

Pre-NIHSS (M, IQR)

2(10.0)

0(4.5)

0.018*

5(12.3)

0(6.5)

0.008*

Hunt-Hess Score (M, IQR)

2(2)

2(2)

0.072

2(1)

2(3)

0.080

mFisher Score (M, IQR)

1(2)

2(2)

0.072

2(2.5)

1(1)

0.030*

Parent Arteries

  

0.100

  

0.685

  ICA

17(28.3%)

34(17.3%)

 

3(25.0%)

19(20.2%)

 

  ICA-PCoA

41(68.3%)

147(74.6%)

 

9(75.0%)

70(74.5%)

 

  PcoA

2(3.3%)

16(8.4%)

 

0(-)

5(5.3%)

 

Aneurysm Features

      

  Left side

33(55.0%)

109(55.3%)

0.964

6(50.0%)

53(56.4%)

0.675

  Neck Diameter

4.66 ± 2.91

4.68 ± 2.17

0.957

4.55 ± 3.05

5.20 ± 1.77

0.278

  Top Diameter

5.62 ± 2.18

6.03 ± 3.17

0.084

6.19 ± 5.30

6.45 ± 2.95

0.798

   N/T Ratio

1.36 ± 0.57

1.49 ± 0.62

0.115

1.01 ± 0.50

0.82 ± 0.46

0.181

Fetal PCoA

5(8.3%)

14(7.1%)

0.751

2(16.7%)

1(1.1%)

0.002*

  1. ICA internal carotid artery, AChA anterior choroidal artery, ACA anterior cerebral artery, MCA middle cerebral artery, PCA posterior cerebral artery, PCoA posterior communicating artery
  2. * p < 0.05, the differences were statistically significant