Table 1 Baseline demographics and cerebrovascular variant prevalence
From: Repaired coarctation of the aorta, persistent arterial hypertension and the selfish brain
Healthy Controls (n = 33) | Coarctation (n = 127) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic data | |||
Age (years) | 42 ± 14 | 34 ± 14 | = 0.002 |
Male gender n [%] | 16 [48] | 77 [61] | = 0.24 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24 ± 3 | 25 ± 5 | = 0.23 |
Office SBP (mmHg) | 124 ± 10 | 138 ± 19 | < 0.0001 |
Office DBP (mmHg) | 76 ± 8 | 76 ± 11 | =0.94 |
Vertebral artery and Circle of Willis data | |||
VAH n [%] | 8 [24] | 57 [45] | = 0.046 |
ipCoW n [%] | 19 [58] | 79 [62] | = 0.69 |
VAH + incomplete pCoW n [%] | 3 [9] | 46 [36] | = 0.003 |