Table 3 Associations of calcification characteristics with AAE (+) Infarction.

From: Association between vertebrobasilar artery calcification and artery-to-artery embolism in the posterior circulation

Variable

Unadjusted*

Adjusted†

OR

95% CI

P value

OR

95% CI

P value

Spotty calcificaion

2.80

1.40, 5.61

0.004

2.69

1.29, 5.60

0.008

Spotty calcification frenquency

1.94

1.29, 2.94

0.002

2.15

1.30, 3.55

0.003

Intimal predominant calcification

2.88

1.42, 5.85

0.004

3.33

1.56, 7.08

0.002

Multiple calcifications

3.20

1.48, 6.93

0.003

3.65

1.58, 8.44

0.003

Calcification volume

1.01

1.00, 1.02

0.021

1.01

1.00, 1.02

0.044

  1. AAE artery-to-artery embolism, CI confident interval, OR odds ratio.
  2. *Variables with significant associations with artery-to-artery embolism are shown, tested using univariable logistic regression model.
  3. †Adjusted for HTN, stain, plaque length, normal wall index, minimum wall thickness, and T1 hyperintensity.
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