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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2009 Jun 4;40(7):2313–2318. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.548313

Table 4.

Risk of vascular events by aortic plaque thickness and location

Combined Vascular Events
Unadjusted Hazard Ratio
(95% CI)		 Adjusted Hazard Ratio*
(95% CI)
Aortic Arch
 No Plaque Reference Reference
 Small Plaque 1.62 (0.66-3.97) 1.27 (0.49-3.28)
 Large Plaque 1.88 (0.73-4.88) 1.03 (0.35-3.02)
Descending Aorta
 No Plaque Reference Reference
 Small Plaque 4.35 (1.45-13.03) 2.50 (0.78-7.97)
 Large Plaque 4.83 (1.49-15.70) 1.99 (0.52-7.69)
*

Covariates: age, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease, hypercholesterolemia and medical treatment.