Table 3 Baseline characteristics of patients according to the age
From: Carotid atherosclerosis in a sample of Egyptian patients with or without ischemic vascular events
≤ 45 years (n = 47) | 46–60 years (n = 117) | 61–70 years (n = 97) | ≥ 70 years (n = 73) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isch (n = 24) | No Isch (n = 23) | Isch (n = 87) | No Isch (n = 30) | Isch (n = 68) | No Isch (n = 29) | Isch (n = 53) | No Isch (n = 20) | |
Age, median (IQR) | 40 (35–42) | 36 (28–42) | 57 (53–60) | 56 (51–58) | 65 (63–68) | 66 (63–69) | 74 (73–77) | 75 (72–77) |
Male sex | 13 (54.2%) | 9 (39.1%) | 59 (67.8%) | 18 (60%) | 43 (63.2%) | 15 (51.7%) | 30 (56.6%) | 8 (40%) |
Hypertension | 8 (33.3%) | 1 (4.3%) | 61 (70.1%) | 16 (55.2%) | 52 (76.5%) | 17 (58.6%) | 38 (73.1%) | 15 (78.9%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 7 (29.2%) | 1 (4.3%) | 48 (55.2%) | 5 (17.2%) | 28 (41.2%) | 13 (44.8%) | 26 (50%) | 12 (63.2%) |
Current smoking | 10 (50%) | 3 (13.6%) | 42 (50.6%) | 13 (42.3%) | 30 (48.4%) | 5 (19.2%) | 16 (32%) | 3 (15.8%) |
Atherosclerosis | 0 | 0 | 41 (47.1%) | 7 (23.3%) | 40 (58.8%) | 12 (41.4%) | 37 (69.8%) | 11 (55%) |
Degree of stenosis (more stenotic side) | ||||||||
10% | 28 (32.2%) | 5 (16.7%) | 30 (44.1%) | 9 (31%) | 25 (47.2%) | 10 (50%) | ||
20–40% | 4 (4.6%) | 0 | 3 (4.4%) | 0 | 5 (9.4%) | 0 | ||
50% | 1 (4.2%) + | 1 (1.1%) | 0 | 1 (1.5%) | 0 | 1 (1.9%) | 0 | |
60% | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (3.4%) | 0 | 0 | ||
70% | 0 | 2 (6.7%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (3.8%) | 0 | ||
80% | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (3.4%) | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (5%) | ||
90% | 1 (1.1%) | 0 | 2 (2.9%) | 0 | 4 (7.5%) | 0 | ||
Occlusion | 1 (4.2%)* | 5 (5.7%) | 0 | 1 (1.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |