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Determinants of the Carotid Tortuosity Index: Evidence from Digital Subtraction Angiography

World Journal of Clinical Medicine Research | Vol 5, Issue 1

Table 2. Association Between Age, Gender, andHypertension with Carotid Tortuosity Index (CTI) on the Right and Left Sides

Right			Left
< 1.2	≥ 1.2	p value	< 1.2	≥ 1.2	p value
Age	< 65 years	33 (82.5%)	7 (17.5%)	0.032*	31 (77.5 %)	9 (22.5%)	0.001*
	≥ 65 years	12 (57.1%)	9(42.9 %)		7 (33.3%)	14 (66.7%)
Gender	Male	28 (87.5%)	4 (12.5%)	0.010*	27 (84.4%)	5 (15.6%)	0.000*
	Female	17 (58.6%)	12 (41.4%)		11 (37.9%)	18 (62.1%)
Hypertension	Yes	32 (84.2%)	6 (15.8%)	0.017*	30 (78.9%)	8 (21.1%)	0.001*
	No	13 (56.5%)	10 (43.5%)		8 (34.8%)	15 (65.2%)