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Table 2 Comparison of stenosis and location between different plaques

From: Carotid and cerebrovascular disease in symptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes: assessment of prevalence and plaque morphology by dual-source computed tomography angiography

Characteristics

Noncalcified

Mixed

Calcified

P

Type

296(45)

107(16)

255(39)

< 0.001

Stenosis

Mild

233(78.7)

69(64.5)

141(55.3)

< 0.001

Moderate

52(17.6)

29(27.1)

75(29.4)

< 0.001

Severe

10(3.4)

7(6.5)

33(12.9)

< 0.001

Occlusion

1(0.3)

2(1.9)

6(2.4)

0.097

Location

Extracranial artery

39(13.2)

20(18.7)

72(28.2)

< 0.001

Intracranial ICA

15(5.0)

60(56.1)

168(65.9)

< 0.001

Intracranial artery

242(81.8)

27(25.2)

15(5.9)

< 0.001

  1. Results are given as n (percentage).
  2. ICA = internal carotid artery.