Table 1 Patient demographics (n = 15)

Sex (male)

2 (33.3)

4 (44.4)

0.14^†

Age

59.9 ± 9.7

60.5 ± 10.8

0.05^‡

Arm diastolic pressure (sober; mmHg)

82.1 ± 9.7

82.5 ± 10.9

0.06^‡

Arm Systolic pressure (sober; mmHg)

133.9 ± 19.1

131.5 ± 19.8

0.58^‡

Heart rate (sober;/minute)

77.3 ± 4.3

77.5 ± 4.3

0.78^‡

Hypertension

6 (100)

5 (55.6)

0.60^†

Atrial fibrillation

0 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

Ischemic heart disease

0 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

Diabetes

3 (50)

4 (44.4)

0.32^†

High cholesterol

3 (50)

3 (33.3)

0.62^†

Peripheral vascular disease

0 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

Previous TIA/stroke

6 (100)

4 (44.4)

1^†

Aspirin used before recruitment

2 (33.3)

3 (33.3)

0.33^†

Luminal stenosis (mean ± SD)

57.3 ± 10.0 %

78.6 ± 5.1 %

<0.01*