Incremental Value of Plaque Enhancement in Patients with Moderate or Severe Basilar Artery Stenosis: 3.0 T High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Study

Table 1

Demographic data and vascular risk factors of patients.

	Asymptomatic () (%)	Symptomatic () (%)
Age (mean ± SD)	59.3 ± 9.3	62.0 ± 8.5	0.434
Male gender	70.8 (17)	81.8 (27)	0.329
Hypertension	66.7 (16)	60.6 (20)	0.640
Diabetes	50.0 (12)	54.5 (18)	0.734
Hyperlipidemia	12.5 (3)	27.3 (9)	0.177
Smoking	33.3 (8)	60.6 (20)	0.042