Baseline Characteristics and Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
| Characteristic | Patients (n = 20) |
| Men (%) | 12 (60) |
| Age (y) | 68 ± 8 |
| Symptomatic (%) | 18 (90) |
| Transient ischemic attack (%) | 8 (40) |
| Cerebrovascular accident (%) | 7 (35) |
| Amaurosis fugax (%) | 3 (15) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27 ± 4 |
| Smoking status (%) | 10 (50) |
| >1 pack a day (%) | 4 (20) |
| ≤1 pack a day (%) | 6 (30) |
| None, smoked in last 10 y (%) | 3 (15) |
| Hypertension (%) | 15 (75) |
| Controlled with single drug (%) | 6 (30) |
| Controlled with 2 drugs, n (%) | 5 (25) |
| Requires > 2 drugs or uncontrolled (%) | 4 (20) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 138 ± 15 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 74 ± 8 |
| Hyperlipidemia (%) | 12 (60) |
| Use of lipid-lowering drugs (%) | 17 (85) |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 3 (15)* |
↵* Two patients had diabetes controlled by diet or oral agents, and 1 patient was on insulin.
Data are mean ± SD, with percentages in parentheses.