Table 3 Cox proportional hazard model

From: Carotid plaque score and intima media thickness as predictors of stroke and mortality in hypertensive patients

End point: stroke

IMT (⩾1.0/0.7–1.0/<0.7)

Plaque score (⩾5/0–5/0)

  

RR

P-value

 

RR

P-value

Not adjusted

⩾1.0/<0.7

3.23

0.018

⩾5/0

4.55

<0.001

 

0.7–1.0/<0.7

2.42

0.055

0–5/0

1.99

0.109

Adjusted for age, sex, DM, HL

⩾1.0/<0.7

2.57

0.083

⩾5–0

4.12

0.001

 

0.7–1.0/<0.7

2.12

0.121

0–5/0

1.75

0.202

Adjusted for age, sex, DM, HL, SBP

⩾1.0/<0.7

2.35

0.122

⩾5/0

3.86

0.002

 

0.7–1.0/<0.7

1.10

0.809

0–5/0

2.12

0.061

End point: death

IMT (⩾1.0/0.7–1.0/ 0.7>)

Plaque score (⩾5/0–5/0)

  

RR

P-value

 

RR

P -value

Not adjusted

⩾1.0/<0.7

3.35

0.008

⩾5/0

3.48

0.002

 

0.7–1.0/<0.7

1.58

0.325

0–5/0

1.32

0.518

Adjusted for age, sex, DM, HL

⩾1.0/<0.7

1.09

0.877

⩾5–0

2.11

0.065

 

0.7–1.0/<0.7

0.85

0.740

0–5/0

0.92

0.853

Adjusted for age, sex, DM, HL, SBP

⩾1.0/<0.7

1.02

0.966

⩾5/0

2.15

0.066

 

0.7–1.0/<0.7

1.18

0.677

0–5/0

2.01

0.089

  1. Abbreviations: IMT, intima media thickness; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
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