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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In addition to a previously reported risk reduction for ipsilateral stroke for patients assigned to carotid endarterectomy, there was an absolute risk reduction (and relative risk reduction [RRR]) for functional status impairment of 5. 6 % (RRR, 69 %) for vision, 4. 6 % (RRR, 87 %) for comprehension of language, 8. 3 % (RRR, 88 %) for fluency of speech, 4. 3 % (RRR, 84 %) for swallowing, 6. 0 % (RRR, 53 %) for lower-limb function, 9. 3 % (RRR, 75 %) for upper-limb function, 7. 4 % (RRR, 60 %) for shopping, and 10. 5 % (RRR, 50 %) for visiting outside usual residence (P <. 05, two-tailed, for all items).