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Table 1 Demographics and cognitive test scores of aICAOs and HCs

From: Abnormalities of regional brain activity in patients with asymptomatic internal carotid artery occlusion: a resting-state fMRI study

 

aICAOs (n = 26)

HCs (n = 25)

p-value

Gender (M/F)

18/8

18/7

0.828

Age (years) a

61.5 [57.0;68.0]

58 [55.0;60.0]

0.08

Education (years) a

6.0 [6.0;9.0]

9.0 [6.0;9.0]

0.170

Hypertension

20

15

0.193

Diabetes Mellitus

7

3

0.180

Smoking

10

6

0.266

Drinking

7

4

0.343

Occlusion side (R/L)

19/7

NA

NA

MoCA a

26.0 [23.0;26.0]

28.0 [27.0;28.0]

< 0.001

SDT a

17.5 [12.0;25.0]

30.0 [28.0;32.0]

< 0.001

TMT-A a

93.5 [85.0;120.0]

48.0 [42.0;50.0]

< 0.001

TMT-B a

135.5 [85.0;120.0]

88.0 [80.0;90.0]

< 0.001

FDST a

BDST a

7.0 [7.0;7.0]

5.0 [5.0;5.0]

8.0 [8.0;8.0]

7.0 [6.0;7.0]

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. Boldface type indicates statistical significance. a: Mann-Whitney U test, data are expressed as mean with IQR in square brackets. Abbreviations: aICAO, asymptomatic internal carotid artery occlusion; HC, healthy control; M, male; F, female; R, right; L, left; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; SDT, Symbol Digit Test; TMT, Trail Making Test; FDST, forward Digit Span Test; BDST, backward Digit Span Test
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BMC Neurology

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