Plaque Length Predicts the Incidence of Microembolic Signals in Acute Anterior Circulation Stroke

Table 1

Baseline demographics.

	MES+ ()	MES− ()
Age (years)			0.357	0.722
Gender (male/female)	15 (86.7%)	40 (59.7%)	4.884	0.027
Hypertension	13 (76.5%)	56 (83.6%)	0.108	0.742
Diabetes mellitus	6 (35.3%)	11 (16.4%)	1.938	0.164
CAD	4 (23.5%)	13 (19.4%)	1.317	0.251
History of stroke or TIA	4 (23.5%)	11 (16.4%)	0.108	0.742
Smoking	8 (47.1%)	19 (22.4%)	2.056	0.152
Drinking	6 (35.3%)	19 (28.4%)	0.312	0.576
TC (mmol/L)			−1.178	0.242
TG (mmol/L)			−0.684	0.496
LDL (mmol/L)			−1.128	0.263
HDL (mmol/L)			0.122	0.903
Cr (μmol/L)			0.258	0.797
BUN (mmol/L)			0.568	0.572
Clopidogrel plus aspirin	3 (17.6%)	24 (35.8%)	2.056	0.152

BUN: blood urea nitrogen; CAD: coronary artery disease; Cr: creatinine; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; MES: microembolic signals; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; TIA: transient ischemic attack.