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Table 1 Baseline data of patients.

From: MRI plaque imaging reveals high-risk carotid plaques especially in diabetic patients irrespective of the degree of stenosis

 

DM 2

No DM 2

P

N

51 (28.3)

129 (71.7)

 

Symptomatic, n (%)

20 (39.2)

29 (22.5)

0.02

Age, range, mean (years)

51-86 (71.2)

49-87 (71.2)

0.67

Sex, male, n (%)

30 (58.8)

79 (61.2)

0.11

Hypertension, men (%)

43 (84.3)

110 (85.3)

0.87

Atrial Fibrillation, n (%)

2 (3.9)

8 (6.2)

0.55

Current or former smoker, n (%)

28 (54.9)

62 (48.1)

0.41

Hypercholeserolemia, n (%)

31 (60.8)

82 (63.6)

0.73

Coronary heart disease, n (%)

9 (17.6)

39 (30.2)

0.09

Moderate stenosis, n (%)

22 (43.1)

59 (45.7)

0.75

Severe stenosis, n (%)

29 (56.9)

70 (54.3)

0.72

  1. DM 2: Type 2 Diabetes mellitus; N: number.; P: P-value.