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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 16.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2008 Oct 23;40(1):221–229. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.524785

Table 3. Multivariate Predictors of Perioperative Death and Stroke after CEA.

Outcome/Risk Factor Odds Ratio 95% CI P-value
Combined Death and Non-fatal Stroke
 Age ≥ 80 years 1.30 1.03-1.64 .03
 Non-White 1.83 1.23-2.72 .002
 Admitted from ER 1.95 1.50-2.54 <.0001
 Distant history of stroke/TIA 1.40 1.02-1.94 .03
 TIA as indication for CEA 1.81 1.39-2.36 <.0001
 CVA as indication for CEA 2.40 1.74-3.31 <.0001
 Acute Syndrome as indication 3.61 1.15-11.28 .02
 Contralateral stenosis ≥50% 1.44 1.15-1.79 .0008
 Deep carotid plaque ulcer 2.08 0.93-4.68 .07
 Severe disability 2.94 1.91-4.50 <.0001
 Coronary artery disease 1.51 1.20-1.91 .0006
 Diabetes on insulin 1.55 1.10-2.18 .01
Any Stroke
 Non-White 1.74 1.10-2.72 .008
 Admitted from ER 1.73 1.27-2.35 <.0001
 Distant history of stroke/TIA 1.60 1.14-2.24 .006
 TIA as indication for CEA 1.88 1.42-2.50 <.0001
 CVA as indication for CEA 2.54 1.79-3.59 <.0001
 Acute Syndrome as indication 3.45 1.00-12.0 .05
 Contralateral stenosis ≥50% 1.42 1.11-1.80 .003
 Severe disability 2.17 1.33-3.53 .003
 Coronary artery disease 1.38 1.08-1.75 .02

CI=confidence interval; Non-white=Black or Hispanic