| 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 | |
| Medication |
| 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 | |
| Blood analysis |
| 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 | |
