Prevalence and risk factors of intracranial arterial stenosis in asymptomatic population in a Chinese cohort (S36.004)

Conclusions:The prevalence of ICAS among asymptomatic Chinese subjects was 9.6%, which was relatively high. Advanced age, hypertension, diabetes and higher total cholesterol level were independent risk factors for ICAS.Study Supported by:This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81173663, 81671173), National Key Technology R&D Program in the 12th five-year Plan of China (No. 2012BAJ18B04-3, 2015AA020506) and National Key Research & Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB1001402).Disclosure: Dr. Han has nothing to disclose. Dr. Yan has nothing to disclose. Dr. Zhai has nothing to disclose. Dr. Zhou has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ni has nothing to disclose. Dr. Yao has nothing to disclose. Dr. Cui has nothing to disclose. Dr. Zhang has nothing to disclose. Dr. Li has nothing to disclose. Dr. Jin has nothing to disclose. Dr. Zhu has nothing to disclose.

Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Han, F., Yan, S., Zhai, F., Zhou, L., Ni, J., Yao, M., Cui, L., Zhang, S., Li, M., Jin, Z., Zhu, Y. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Epidemiology Source Type: research