Table 3.
N = 2359 | |||
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Plaque features | Low risk | High risk for OSA/OSA | p-value |
N | 1559 | 800 | |
Plaque characteristics by CCTA | |||
Any Plaque | 678 (43.5%) | 477 (59.6%) | <0.001 |
Noncalcified plaque | 356 (22.8%) | 278 (34.8%) | <0.001 |
Calcified plaque | 454 (29.1%) | 320 (40.0%) | <0.001 |
Predominantly noncalcified plaque | 136 (8.7%) | 105 (13.1%) | <0.001 |
Predominantly calcified plaque | 189 (12.1%) | 143 (17.9%) | <0.001 |
Maximum Stenosis | <0.001 | ||
No stenosis/plaque | 874 (56.4%) | 320 (40.2%) | |
1–49% stenosis | 602 (38.8%) | 410 (51.5%) | |
50–69% stenosis | 52 (3.4%) | 45 (5.7%) | |
≥ 70% stenosis | 22 (1.4%) | 21 (2.6%) | |
Positive remodeling | 64 (4.1%) | 51 (6.4%) | 0.015 |
Low attenuation plaque | 36 (2.3%) | 33 (4.1%) | 0.013 |
Spotty calcification | 32 (2.1%) | 21 (2.6%) | 0.37 |
Napkin ring | 5 (0.3%) | 6 (0.8%) | 0.15 |
Presence of high-risk features | 95 (6.1%) | 70 (8.8%) | 0.017 |
Number of high-risk features | 0.087 | ||
No high-risk features | 1464 (93.9%) | 730 (91.2%) | |
1 | 66 (4.2%) | 41 (5.1%) | |
2 | 18 (1.2%) | 19 (2.4%) | |
3 | 9 (0.6%) | 8 (1.0%) | |
4 | 2 (0.1%) | 2 (0.2%) | |
Presence of ≥ 2 high-risk features in a vessel | 27 (1.7%) | 28 (3.5%) | 0.007 |