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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Carotid artery stenting in a single center, single operator, single type of device and 15 years of follow-up

Vascular risk factors

Men (n = 296)

Women (n = 48)

Total (n = 344)

p

Hypertension

69,6%

70,8%

69,8%

0,862 X2

PAD

27,7%

16,7%

26,2%

0,107 x2

Previous TIA

7,1%

4,2%

6,7%

0,754 F

Previous Stroke

10,1%

8,3%

9,9%

>  0,999 F

Dyslipidemia

59,1%

64,6%

59,9%

0,474 x2

Smoking

41,6%

10,4%

37,2%

<  0,001 x2

Alcohol

3,4%

0,0%

2,9%

0,368 F

DM

33,8%

25,0%

32,6%

0,228 x2

Obesity

18,9%

29,2%

20,3%

0,102x2

Arrhythmias

9,1%

18,8%

10,5%

0,043 x2

Ischemic heart disease

26,0%

14,6%

24,4%

0,087 x2

Cervical radiotherapy

2,4%

2,1%

2,3%

>  0,999 F

  1. X2: Chi-squared test; F: Fisher’s exact tests