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Demographic data |
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| Carotid Ultrasound Examinations |
FoundCarotid Stenoses |
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| All US indications; number (part of population) |
1555 (100%) |
356 (100%) |
| Female; number (part of population) |
695 (45%*) |
120 (34%*) |
| Age; mean (range) |
66.1 (5–91) years |
69.1 (28–88) years |
| CVD as indication for US; number (part of population) |
1176 (76%) |
281 (79%) |
| Bruits as indication for US; number (part of population) |
100 (6%) |
31 (9%) |
| Other indications for US; number (part of population) |
279 (18%) |
44 (12%) |
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The data for all US examinations (patients with multiple examinations appear multiple times) and the patients who were included in the study. *p < 0.001, chi-square test, demonstrating that men more often had a carotid stenosis than women | ||
Johansson and Wester BMC Neurology 2008 8:23 doi:10.1186/1471-2377-8-23 |
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