Comparing Different Recording Lengths of Dynamic Cerebral Autoregulation: 5 versus 10 Minutes
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of the subjects.
Stroke (+)
Stroke (−)
value
Age (range)
56 ± 11 (33−80)
47 ± 14 (20−67)
0.001
Sex: male
28 (76%)
18 (35%)
<0.001
Comorbidities
Hypertension
26 (70%)
13 (25%)
<0.001
Diabetes
14 (38%)
7 (14%)
0.012
Hyperlipidemia
23 (62%)
23 (45%)
0.134
NIHSS (range)
3 ± 3 (0−15)
Stroke etiology
LAA
15 (40.5%)
SVD
22 (59.5%)
LAA: large artery atherosclerosis; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, obtained on the day of dCA assessment; and SVD: small vessel disease.