Association between carotid plaque characteristics and acute cerebral infarction determined by MRI in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 2 Patients with carotid LRNC plaque on symptomatic side under stroke subtype

	T2DM (n = 53)	Non-T2DM (n = 38)	P value
Etiological subtypes
Large-artery atherosclerosis	21 (39.6%)	14 (36.8%)	0.788
Small-artery occlusion	20 (37.7%)	21 (55.2%)	0.097
Stroke of other etiology	12 (22.6%)	5 (13.2%)	0.252
ACI lesion patterns
Small PAI (diameter ≤1.5 cm)	7 (13.2%)	12 (31.6%)	0.033
Large PAI (diameter >1.5 cm)	18 (34.0%)	5 (13.2%)	0.024
Pial infarct	0 (0%)	3 (7.9%)	0.069
Large territorial infarct	9 (17.0%)	4 (10.5%)	0.386
Borderzone infarct	1 (1.9%)	0 (0%)	0.582
Multiple lesions	13 (24.5%)	7 (18.4%)	0.488
ACI lesion size
ACI size (ml)^a	15.45 ± 8.97	9.09 ± 8.64	0.011
ACI size in patients concurrent carotid IPH or FCR (ml)^a	18.28 ± 6.88	11.51 ± 12.51	0.225
ACI size in patients concurrent carotid ≥50% stenosis (ml)^a	22.25 ± 5.32	14.18 ± 11.94	0.212
ACI size in patients concurrent MCA ≥50% stenosis (ml)^a	19.43 ± 7.29	9.45 ± 13.12	0.100

LRNC lipid-rich necrotic core, ACI acute cerebral infarct, PAI large artery atherosclerosis, MCA middle cerebral artery, IPH intraplaque hemorrhage, FCR fibrous cap rupture
^aPatients with ACI lesions

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