Determinants of the Carotid Tortuosity Index: Evidence from Digital Subtraction Angiography
Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics and CTI Profiles
|
| Subject characteristics |
N (61 patients) |
|
|
| Age |
|
|
| < 65 years |
40 (65.6%) |
|
| ≥ 65 years |
21 (34.4%) |
|
| Gender |
|
|
| Male |
32 (52.5%) |
|
| Female |
29 (47.5%) |
|
| Right Carotid Tortuosity Index (CTI) |
|
| < 1.2 |
45 (73.8%) |
|
| ≥ 1.2 |
16 (26.2%) |
|
| Left Carotid Tortuosity Index (CTI) |
|
| < 1.2 |
38 (62.3%) |
|
| ≥ 1.2 |
23 (37.7%) |
|
| Hypertension |
|
|
| Yes |
38 (62.2%) |
|
| No |
23 (37.8%) |
|
|
|
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