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. 2015 Jun 30;10(6):e0130663. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130663

Table 2. Factors predicting the genetic variant of RNF213 associated with MMD among 352 patients with intracranial arterial stenosis.

RNF 213 Univariate Multivariate
present absent P-value OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
Age 46.5 ± 12.2 57.4 ± 14.9 <0.001 0.977 (0.956–0.999) 0.040 0.980 (0.960–1.000) 0.052
Female gender 121 (67.2%) 149 (50.3%) <0.001 1.148 (0.677–1.948) 0.607
Family history of MMD 14 (7.8%) 4 (1.4%) <0.001 2.905 (0.831–10.159) 0.095 2.828 (0.824–9.707) 0.099
Vascular risk factors
    Hypertension 85 (47.2%) 161 (54.4%) 0.129 1.226 (0.713–2.108) 0.460
    Diabetes 21 (11.7%) 78 (26.4%) <0.001 0.349 (0.178–0.684) 0.002 0.368 (0.192–0.704) 0.003
    Dyslipidemia 51 (28.3%) 96 (32.4%) 0348 1.025 (0.585–1.795) 0.931
Angiographic findings
    Distal ICA involvement 138 (76.7%) 91 (30.7%) <0.001 1.569 (0.866–2.842) 0.137
    Basal collaterals 134 (74.4%) 57 (19.3%) <0.001 3.027 (1.714–5.346) <0.001 3.529 (2.066–6.026) <0.001
    Bilateral involvement 128 (71.1%) 65 (22.0%) <0.001 2.625 (1.510–4.564) 0.001 3.072 (1.825–5.170) <0.001
No. diagnostic criteria met* <0.001
    0 16 (20.0%) 64 (80.0%) Ref Ref
    1 20 (28.6%) 50 (71.4%) 1.542 (0.701–3.388) 0.281 1.529 (0.699–3.348) 0.228
    2 41 (57.7%) 30 (42.3%) 4.834 (2.244–10.412) <0.001 4.797 (2.236–10.289) <0.001
    All 3 99 (75.6%) 32 (24.4%) 9.753 (4.687–20.294) <0.001 10.214 (4.952–21.068) <0.001

* Model 2, including age, gender, family history of MMD, vascular risk factors, and number of angiographic diagnostic criteria met.