Table 1:

Baseline characteristics of patients in the 4 different treatment technique groups^{^a}

Variables	Observation (n = 6)	SACE (n = 9)	PAO (n = 6)	FD (n = 7)	P Value
Age (yr)	58.2 ± 8.3	54.3 ± 14.7	45.3 ± 15.7	47.6 ± 22.1	.47^{^b}
Sex, male	3 (50)	3 (33.3)	2 (33.3)	2 (28.6)	.87^{^c}
DM	0 (0)	1 (11.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	.51^{^c}
Hypertension	3 (50)	4 (44.4)	3 (50)	1 (14.3)	.47^{^c}
Dyslipidemia	2 (33.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (28.6)	.14^{^c}
Current smoker	1 (16.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (28.6)	.23^{^c}
Symptoms					.04^{^c}
Incidental	1 (16.7)	5 (55.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Headache	3 (50)	2 (22.2)	2 (33.3)	1 (14.3)
Neurologic deficit	2 (33.3)	2 (22.2)	4 (66.7)	6 (85.7)
Location					.65^{^c}
Right VA	2 (33.3)	4 (44.4)	1 (16.7)	2 (28.6)
Left VA	2 (33.3)	5 (55.6)	3 (50)	3 (42.9)
BA	2 (33.3)	0 (0)	2 (33.3)	2 (28.6)

Note:—DM indicates diabetes mellitus; VA, vertebral artery; BA, basilar artery.
↵a Values are presented as mean ± SD or number (%).
↵b ANOVA.
↵c Fisher exact test.