Brain Functional Network in Chronic Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis and Occlusion: Changes and Compensation

Table 1

Basic characteristics of study participants.

	CAS ()	CAO ()	HC ()	value
Age (years)				0.145
Male : female	2.2	6.5	2.75	0.570
Education (years)				0.795
Risk factors (%)
Hypertension	9 (56.3)	7 (46.7)	7 (46.7)	0.871
Diabetes mellitus	4 (25)	5 (33.3)	5 (33.3)	0.851
Ischemic heart disease	2 (12.5)	1 (6.7)	2 (13.3)	1.000
Hypercholesterolemia	6 (37.5)	7 (46.7)	4 (26.7)	0.555
Smoking	7 (43.8)	8 (53.3)	6 (40)	0.812

Age and years of education are represented as the median and standard deviation. The risk factors are presented as the number of people and percentage. The chi-square test was used for the analyses.