VBA geometry | BA plaque ( +) (N = 86) | BA plaque (−) (N = 204) | p |
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| | | < 0.001 |
Walking(49) | 26 (53.06) | 23 (46.94) | |
Tuning Fork(73) | 11 (15.07) | 62 (84.93) | |
Lambda(144) | 40 (27.78) | 104 (72.22) | |
No Confluence(24) | 9 (37.50) | 15 (62.50) | |
- Values are presented as number (%); BA, basilar artery; VBA, vertebrobasilar artery;
- Walking vs. Tuning Fork, p ≤ 0.001; Walking vs. Lambda, p = 0.001; Walking vs. No Confluence, p = 0.211; Tuning Fork vs. Lambda, p = 0.037; Tuning Fork vs. No Confluence, p = 0.018; Lambda vs. No Confluence, p = 0.332; the significant level was adjusted to p’, p’ = p/m, m = k (k-1)/2 + 1, k indicates the group number, and p’ < 0.007 considered to be statistically significant