Table 3

Characteristics before and after propensity score matching of aneurysms followed via imaging (≥6 months)

VariableTotal populationPropensity score
Total
(n=667)
AcoA group
(n=408)
PcoA group
(n=259)
P valueAcoA group
(n=230)
PcoA group
(n=230)
P value
Age (years) (mean±SD)59.8±9.959.2±9.860.6±10.20.0760.9±9.060.2±10.20.45
Women (n (%))442 (66.3)223 (54.7)219 (84.6) <0.01 188 (81.7)190 (82.6)0.81
Maximal aneurysm size (mm) (mean±SD)5.3±2.55.1±2.25.7±2.8 <0.01 5.3±2.45.4±2.40.92
Neck size (mm) (mean±SD)3.4±1.53.3±1.43.6±1.6 <0.01 3.4±1.53.4±1.40.85
Depth to neck ratio (mean±SD)1.3±0.61.3±0.51.4±0.6 <0.01 1.4±0.61.4±0.60.91
SAH presentation (n (%))79 (11.8)52 (12.7)27 (10.4)0.3730 (13.0)26 (11.3)0.57
Retreatment (n (%))82 (12.3)40 (9.8)42 (16.2) 0.014 25 (10.9)33 (14.3)0.26
Hypertension (n (%))361 (54.1)219 (53.7)142 (54.8)0.77126 (54.8)125 (54.3)0.93
Diabetes mellitus (n (%))85 (12.7)56 (13.7)29 (11.2)0.3430 (13.0)25 (10.9)0.47
Hyperlipidemia (n (%))291 (43.6)166 (40.7)125 (48.3)0.05109 (47.4)106 (46.1)0.78
Smoking (n (%))98 (14.7)64 (15.7)34 (13.1)0.3627 (11.7)28 (12.2)0.89
Stent assisted (n (%))200 (30.0)123 (30.1)77 (29.7)0.9365 (28.3)65 (28.3)1.00
Successful occlusion (n (%))469 (70.3)278 (68.1)193 (74.5)0.12162 (70.4)167 (72.6)0.61
Recanalization (n (%))111 (16.6)45 (11.0)66 (25.5) <0.01 28 (12.2)53 (23.0) <0.01
  • AcoA, anterior communicating artery; PcoA, posterior communicating artery; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage.