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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics and Lesion Type

From: Surface expression of CXCR4 on circulating CD133+progenitor cells is associated with plaque instability in subjects with carotid artery stenosis

 

Subjects with Stable Plaques

Subjects with Unstable Plaques

 
 

(n = 23)

(n = 8)

p

Age, mean (range)

73 (61-84)

70 (59-84)

n.s.

Male, N (%)

17 (73.9%)

5 (62.5%)

n.s.

Hypertension, N (%)

21 (91.3%)

7 (87.5%)

n.s.

Atrial Fibrillation, N (%)

0

0

 

Hyperlipidemia, N (%)

17 (73.9%)

7 (87.5%)

n.s.

Type II diabetes mellitus, N (%)

6 (26.1%)

2 (25%)

n.s.

Current or former smoker, N (%)

13 (56.5%)

5 (62.5%)

n.s.

Medication

   

Statin, N (%)

19 (82.6%)

7 (87.5%)

n.s.

Thrombocyte aggregation inhibitors, N (%)

23 (100%)

8 (100%)

n.s.

Plaque type, N (%)

   

III

2 (8.7%)

  

IV/V

 

7 (87.5%)

 

VI

 

1 (12.5%)

 

VII

13 (56.5%)

  

VIII

8 (34.8%)

  
  1. Data are shown as mean[median] ± sem
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