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Table 6 Predictors of vascular events by multivariate analysis

From: Carotid plaque rather than intima-media thickness as a predictor of recurrent vascular events in patients with acute ischemic stroke

 

RR

CI

P value

Age

1.018

1.000–1.036

0.051

Male

2.255

1.474–3.449

<0.001

DM

2.061

1.1311–3.239

0.002

Creatinine

1.969

1.205–3.217

0.007

LVESD

1.030

0.982–1.081

0.228

EF

0.983

0.952–1.015

0.290

Plaque, CCA

1.947

1.000–3.790

0.050

Plaque, bulb

1.469

0.965–2.236

0.073

Plaque, ICA

1.749

0.946–3.015

0.060

Plaque, any site

1.699

1.139–2.533

0.027

LCCA IMT

1.696

0.692–4.158

0.248

RCCA IMT

1.766

0.719–4.339

0.215

Mean CCA IMT

2.207

0.800–6.091

0.126

DM + plaque

3.779

2.101–6.796

<0.001

  1. RR relation risk, CI confidence interval, DM diabetes mellitus, LVESD left ventricle end systolic dimension, EF ejection fraction, CCA right common carotid artery, ICA internal carotid artery, Rt right, Lt left, CA carotid artery, IMT intima-media thickness