Characteristics by vertebral artery group in 102 patients with vertebral artery territory stroke
| Hypoplastic (n = 48) | Dominant (n = 26) | Symmetric (n = 28) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HbAlc, haemoglobin Alc; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; T-Ch, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. | ||||
| Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise specified. | ||||
| Ten patients with bilateral hypoplastic vertebral artery were excluded. | ||||
| *χ2 test. | ||||
| † One-way analysis of variance test. | ||||
| ‡After post-hoc test, these values showed significant difference between the three groups. | ||||
| §Statistical tests were performed using logarithmically transformed variables. | ||||
| Age, years | 61.7 (11.7) | 65.2 (12.9) | 58.2 (13.5) | 0.112 |
| Men, n (%) | 30 (62.5) | 20 (76.9) | 17 (60.7) | 0.372 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 35 (72.9) | 15 (57.7) | 21 (75) | 0.304 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 19 (39.6) | 8 (30.8) | 6 (21.4) | 0.259 |
| Cardioembolic stroke, n (%) | 8 (16.7) | 6 (23.1) | 13 (46.4) | 0.016* |
| Smoking, n (%) | 9 (18.8) | 8 (30.8) | 6 (21.4) | 0.491 |
| Haematocrit, % | 41.2 (4.9) | 42.6 (4.6) | 39.8 (7.1) | 0.188 |
| Fasting glucose, mg/dl | 129.2 (65.5) | 117.4 (62) | 128.9 (35.5) | 0.672 |
| HbA1c, %§ | 6.9 (1.7) | 6.2 (1) | 6.4 (2.1) | 0.226 |
| T-Ch (mg/dl) | 184.5 (40) | 175.8 (34.4) | 189.8 (44.4) | 0.455 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 116.4 (38.2) | 107.5 (27.7) | 114.3 (38.2) | 0.623 |
| TG, mg/dl§ | 160.5 (139.5) | 119.2 (60.3) | 140.0 (132.6) | 0.412 |
| HDL-C, mg/dl | 41.9(11.9) | 43.9 (12.9) | 46.7 (15.9) | 0.353 |
| Fibrinogen, mg/dl | 405.2 (102.7) | 390.1 (60.8) | 380.1 (82.0) | 0.498 |
| Vertrebral artery (V2) diameter, mm | 1.3 (0.3) | 3.5 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.3) | <0.001†‡ |