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Table 3 Distribution of intra- and extracranial artery stenosis according to sex and age-group

From: Distribution of ischemic infarction and stenosis of intra- and extracranial arteries in young Chinese patients with ischemic stroke

Stenotic artery

Total frequency n (%)

Gender

Age-group

  

Male n (%)

Female n (%)

P-value

≤45 years n (%)

46–50 years n (%)

P-value

ICA

7 (5.7)

5 (5.1)

2 (8.0)

*0.624

2 (3.9)

5 (6.9)

0.698

VA

5 (4.1)

4 (4.1)

1 (4.0)

a

4 (7.8)

1 (1.4)

*0.158

MCA

34 (27.6)

27 (27.6)

7 (28.0)

0.895

17 (33.3)

17 (23.6)

0.225

ACA

5 (4.1)

3 (3.1)

2 (8.0)

*0.257

3 (5.9)

2 (2.8)

0.648

PCA

5 (4.1)

3 (3.1)

2 (8.0)

*0.257

2 (3.9)

3 (4.2)

a

PICA

3 (2.4)

3 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

0

1 (2.0)

2 (2.8)

a

ICA and VA

4 (3.3)

3 (3.1)

1 (4.0)

a

2 (3.9)

2 (2.8)

a

MAS

53 (43.1)

45 (45.9)

8 (32.0)

0.241

17 (33.3)

36 (50)

0062

Total

116 (100)

93 (100)

23 (100)

 

48 (100)

68 (100)

 
  1. Data are expressed as n(%)
  2. ICA, internal carotid artery, VA vertebral artery, MCA middle cerebral artery, ACA anterior cerebral artery, PCA posterior cerebral artery, PICA, posterior inferior cerebellar artery, MAS multiple artery stenosis
  3. a: p value not applicable
  4. *Fisher’s Exact Test