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Table 4 Carotid plaque burden among atherosclerotic and cardioembolic groups

From: Paradoxical role of hepatocyte growth factor in ischemic stroke: stroke risk/stroke recovery

 

The patient group

Test U

P value

Carotid atherosclerosis N = 50

Cardioembolic N = 50

Total N = 100

Number of plaques

 X ± SD

7.16 ± 5.23

0.0 ± 0.0

3.58 ± 5.15

8.4

< 0.001

 Range

0–17

0–0

0–17

 

No

%

No

%

  

X2

 

Plaque burden

 No plaques

6

12.0

50

100

56

56

78.6

< 0.001

 Mild

14

28.0

0

0

14

14

 Moderate

10

20.0

0

0

10

10

 Severe

20

40.0

0

0

20

20

  1. X mean, SD standard deviation, X2 Chi-square test, U Mann–Whitney U, *highly significant