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. 2016 Jan 12;37(15):1220–1227. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv690

Table 2.

Univariable analyses of coronary stenosis severity, plaque characteristics, and FFRCT for prediction of lesion-specific ischaemia (FFR ≤0.80; N = 484 vessels).

Overall
Stenosis >50% (N = 239) Stenosis ≤50% (N = 245)
RR (95% CI) P-value RR (95% CI) P-value RR (95% CI) P-value
Stenosis >50% 5.0 (3.0–8.3) <0.001
NCP ≥185 mm3 3.7 (2.4–5.6) <0.001 2.2 (1.4–3.4) 0.001 3.5 (1.3–9.2) 0.013
LD-NCP ≥30 mm3 4.6 (2.9–7.4) <0.001 2.6 (1.7–4.1) <0.001 5.7 (2.1–15.6) 0.001
CP ≥9 mm3 1.4 (1.0–2.0) 0.070 1.0 (0.7–1.4) 0.956 2.2 (0.8–6.0) 0.117
Total plaque volume ≥195 mm3 3.4 (2.3–5.2) <0.001 2.0 (1.3–3.0) 0.001 4.0 (1.5–10.7) 0.006
APV ≥50% 1.8 (1.3–2.6) 0.001 1.2 (0.9–1.8) 0.207 1.8 (0.7–5.1) 0.245
Remodelling index >1.1 3.1 (1.4–6.6) 0.004 1.7 (0.8–3.9) 0.181 2.2 (0.6–7.7) 0.224
Plaque length ≥30 mm 2.7 (1.8–4.0) <0.001 1.6 (1.1–2.4) 0.016 3.5 (1.3–9.7) 0.014
Spotty calcification 1.3 (0.9–2.0) 0.211 1.2 (0.8–1.7) 0.427 2.1 (0.7–6.5) 0.182
FFRCT ≤0.80 13.6 (8.4–21.9) <0.001 8.3 (4.5–15.1) <0.001 17.7 (7.5–42.0) <0.001

FFRCT, fractional flow reserve derived from coronary computed tomography angiography; FFR, fractional flow reserve; RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval; NCP, non-calcified plaque; LD-NCP, low-density non-calcified plaque; CP, calcified plaque; APV, aggregate plaque volume.