Keywords:
Vascular, Ultrasound-Colour Doppler, Ultrasound, MR, Comparative studies, Arteriosclerosis, Geriatrics
Authors:
A. Hayirlioglu1, N. Özgür2, M. G. Yilmabasar1; 1Istanbul/TR, 2İstanbul /TR
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-2091
Results
A total of 32 Leukoaraiosis patients between the ages of 55-90,
11 males,
21 females,
and in the same age range 36 people who had no leukoaraiosis a total of 15 men and 21 women were examined with color Doppler ultrasound examination for atherosclerotic intima-media thickness,
degree of stenosis and plaque types and statisticaly analyzed using Mann Whitney U test,
Fisher's exact chi-square test,
the data were Pearson's test.
AGE
|
N
|
Mean ±std.deviation
|
Median
|
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
Patients
|
32
|
77,69 ± 7,79
|
81,00
|
60
|
88
|
Control
|
36
|
68,81 ± 7,05
|
68,00
|
58
|
85
|
Total
|
68
|
72,99 ± 8,60
|
73,50
|
58
|
88
|
There are statistically significant differences between the groups in terms of age (p = 0.001 *).
Leukoaraiosis patients are older than controls.
Between the two groups Intima-media thickness values shows statistically significant difference (p = 0.001 *).
Intima-media thickness in patient group is higher than in the control group.
Intima media thickness
|
N
|
Mean ± Std.
deviation
|
Median
|
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
Patient
|
32
|
1,08 ± 0,11
|
1,1
|
0,8
|
1,3
|
Control
|
36
|
0,88 ± 0,09
|
0,8
|
0,8
|
1,1
|
Total
|
68
|
0,98 ± 0,14
|
1,0
|
0,8
|
1,3
|
When grouped according to the stenosis values,
there is statistically significant difference between the control group,
patients (leukoaraiosis +) (p = 0.001 *).
|
Patient
|
Control
|
Total
|
Group 1
|
2
(%7,1)
|
26
(%92,9)
|
28
|
Group 2
|
3
(%37,5)
|
5
(%62,5)
|
8
|
Group 3
|
18
(%78,3)
|
5
(%21,7)
|
23
|
Group 4
|
9
(%100)
|
0
(%0)
|
9
|
Total
|
32
|
36
|
68
|
There are differences depending on the type of plaque when leukoaraiosis patients compared to controls (p = 0.001 *).
The incidence of Type 1 and Type 2 plaque detection was significantly more frequent in the control group.
|
Leukoaraiosis (-)
|
Leukoaraiosis (+)
|
Total
|
Typ 1–2 plaque
|
1
(%3,7)
|
26
(%96,3)
|
27
|
Typ 3–4 plaque
|
6
(%55,5)
|
5
(%45,5)
|
11
|
Total
|
7
|
31
|
38
|