Table 1 Demographic and comorbidity characteristics of 40 subjects
From: Value of ultrasound fusion imaging in detecting vascular cerebral white matter pathology
Controls (n = 11) | Patients (n = 29) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 7 (63.6%) | 19 (65.5%) | NS |
Female | 4 (36.4%) | 10 (34.5%) | NS |
Age, mean ± SD (years) | 49.73 ± 16.33 | 71.28 ± 9.53 | NS |
Body mass index ± SD (kg/m2) | 26.68 ± 3.83 | 26.05 ± 4.04 | NS |
Smoking | 5 (45.5%) | 7 (24.1%) | 0.2535 |
Hypertension | 4 (36%) | 22 (75.9%) | 0.0292 |
Diabetes mellitus Type II | – | 8 (27.6%) | 0.0803 |
Hyperlipidemia | 3 (27.3%) | 12 (41.8%) | 0.4861 |
Alcohol | – | 1 (3.4%) | NS |
Silent lacunar infarcts | 1 (9.1%) | 8 (27.6%) | 0.3994 |
WMLs, Fazekas °I | – | 13 (44.8%) | – |
WMLs, Fazekas °II | – | 9 (31%) | – |
WMLs, Fazekas °III | – | 7 (24.2%) | – |