Table 2 Characteristics between different group.

From: Association between DIAPH1 variant and posterior circulation involvement with Moyamoya disease

Variables

Group 1, with DIAPH1 variant (n = 9)

Group2, without DIAPH1 variant (n = 41)

Statistics

p values

Baseline data

 Sex (M : F)

6:3

19:22

0.462

 Age, years, median (IQR)

35 (10–36)

23 (9–34)

0.245

History of risk factors, n (%)

 Hypertension

1 (11%)

3 (10%)

1.000

 Diabetes

0

0

1.000

 Coronary heart disease

0

0

1.000

 Hyperlipidemia

0

0

1.000

 Smoking history

1 (11%)

2 (4.9%)

1.000

 Alcohol taking

0

0

1.000

Clinical manifestation, n (%)

0.291

 TIA

3 (11%)

5 (11%)

 

 Infarction

3 (11%)

22 (11%)

 

 Hemorrhage

3 (11%)

14 (11%)

 

Clinical features, mean (SD)

 BMI, kg/m2

23.25 ± 6.13

22.50 ± 5.27

0.709

 PLT count, 109/L

240.11 ± 51.84

263.66 ± 59.60

0.279

PCA involvement (+), n (%)

7 (77.8%)

5 (12.2%)

0.001

Leptomeningeal (−)a (posterior to anterior), n (%)

4 (44.5%)

8 (19.5%)

0.248

Unilateral MMD, n (%)

0

2 (4.9%)

1.000

Suzuki stage

 Left

0.319

 1

0

1 (2.6%)

 

 2

0

4 (10.3%)

 

 3

2 (22%)

10 (25.6%)

 

 4

3 (33%)

10 (30%)

 

 5

3 (33%)

9 (23.1%)

 

 6

1 (11%)

5 (12.8%)

 

 Right

0.853

 1

0

1 (2.4%)

 

 2

1 (11%)

0

 

 3

2 (22%)

16 (39.0%)

 

 4

3 (33%)

13 (31.7%)

 

 5

3 (33%)

8 (19.6%)

 

 6

0

3 (7.3%)

 
  1. IQR, interquartile range; TIA, transient ischemia attack; BMI, Body Mass Index; PLT, platelet; PCA, posterior cerebral artery.
  2. aWithout compensation of leptomeningeal from posterior to anterior.