Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

Age, years (SD)

67.3 (16.0)

66.3 (22.5)

p = .4

66.8 (3.0)

P = .4

Male (%)

15 (65)

6 (75)

p = .3

16 (62)

P = .3

Hypertension (%)

17 (74)

6 (75)

p = .6

0

Diabetes mellitus (%)

8 (35)

2 (10)

p = .6

0

Prediabetes (%)

1 (4)

2 (25)

p = .12

0

Coronary disease (%)

7 (30)

1 (12)

p = .4

0

Tobacco (%)

12 (52)

7 (87)

p = .1

0

Previous stroke/TIA (%)

4 (17)

2 (25)

p = .5

0

BMI, kg/m² (SD)

27.5 (1.1)

29.2 (1.3)

p = .7

N/A

Grade of ipsilateral stenosis % (SD)

82.6 (16.2)

85.0 (14.2)

p = .6

N/A

Grade of contralateral stenosis % (SD)

37.4 (25.0)

35.0 (23.2)

p = .7

N/A

 Statins (%)

13 (57)

7 (87)

p = .4

0

 Anti-aggregants (%)

11 (48)

7 (87)

p = .04

0

 Anti-coagulants (%)

0

1 (12)

p = .02

0

 Leukocytes, 10⁹/l (SD)

7.69 (0.43)

7.50 (0.73)

p = .4

N/A

 Platelets, 10⁹/l (SD)

210.3 (10.1)

210.7 (13.5)

p = .5

N/A

 ESR, mm/h (SD)

10.86 (1.30)

4.83 (1.25)

p = .03

N/A

 hs-CRP, mg/l (SD)

1.94 (0.41)

1.38 (0.74)

p = .3

N/A

 LDL cholesterol, mg/dl (SD)

102.3 (6.2)

80.0 (10.0)

p = .04

N/A

 HDL cholesterol, mg/dl (SD)

44.3 (2.4)

49.7 (5.8)

p = .8

N/A

 Triglycerides, mg/dl (SD)

119.4 (14.5)

134.6 (27.4)

p = .6

N/A