Table 1 Characters and data of the studied internal (group I), cortical (group II), and mixed internal/cortical (group III) border zone infarction patients
Group I (n = 26) | Group II (n = 19) | Group III (n = 21) | X2 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 61.69 ± 6.1 | 58.79 ± 5.6 | 62.48 ± 5.9 | 2.15 | 0.124 | |
Sex | Male | 16 (64.5%) | 10 (52.3%) | 8 (38.1%) | 2.56 | 0.276 |
Female | 10 (38.5%) | 9 (47.4%) | 13 (61.9%) | |||
Hypertension | 18 (69.2%) | 8 (42.1%) | 16 (76.2%) | 6.51 | 0.038* | |
Diabetes | 8 (30.8%) | 6 (31.6%) | 7 (33.3%) | 0.036 | 0.982 | |
Dyslipidemia | 13 (5%) | 7 (36.8%) | 14 (66.7%) | 3.59 | 0.166 | |
Smoking | 8 (30.8%) | 5 (26.3%) | 6 (28.6%) | 0.107 | 0.947 | |
IHD | 5 (19.2%) | 6 (31.6%) | 7 (33.3%) | 1.414 | 0.493 | |
Atrial fibrillation | 7 (26.3%) | 12 (63.2%) | 13 (61.9%) | 6.05 | 0.048* | |
Previous CVA | 3 (11.5%) | 3 (15.8%) | 2 (9.5%) | 0.381 | 0.826 | |
Cerebral infarct | Right | 11 (42.3%) | 5 (26.3%) | 3 (14.3%) | 7.37 | 0.117 |
Left | 8 (30.8%) | 7 (36.8%) | 5 (23.8%) | |||
Bilateral | 7 (26.9%) | 7 (36.8%) | 13 (61.9%) | |||
Anterior circulation BZI | 7 (26.9%) | 5 (26.3%) | 2 (9.5%) | 3.94 | 0.413 | |
Posterior circulation BZI | 7 (26.9%) | 5 (26.3%) | 4 (19.04%) | |||
Anterior-posterior junctions BZI | 12 (46.2%) | 9 (47.4%) | 15 (71.4%) | |||