Table 5 The only variables which had a significant difference in a comparison between patients with positive FLAIR-MRI findings and negative FLAIR-MRI
Variables | +ve MRI findings | −ve MRI findings | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Disease duration | 11.75 ± 7.2 | 3.13 ± 1.6 | 0.001 |
Raynaud’s duration (minutes) | 18.13 ± 9.9 | 8.13 ± 4.4 | 0.02 |
Rt CAA atheroma | 0.25 ± 0.15 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.013 |
Lt CAA atheroma | 0.38 ± 0.18 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.001 |
CAA-IMT | 1.25 ± − .65 | 0.87 ± 0.18 | 0.01 |