Table 2.
Imaging Data in Patients with and without AIS.
| Variable | AIS (n = 62) | No AIS (n = 54) | P value | P after adjusting for | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | SBP | DBP | ||||
| TIC-P, mean (SD), dB | 55.08 (14.57) | 42.92 (14.63) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| TIC-M, mean (SD), dB | 25.29 (8.89) | 21.88 (8.15) | 0.046 | 0.050 | 0.042 | 0.044 |
| FC-P, mean (SD) | 25.24 (8.92) | 23.89 (8.09) | 0.041 | 0.051 | 0.053 | 0.047 |
| FC-S, mean (SD), 1/s | 0.71 (0.27) | 0.20 (0.11) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| FC-AUC, mean (SD), 1/s | 17.22 (8.38) | 4.40 (1.97) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Degree of plaque INP, n (%) | ||||||
| Grade 1 | 8 (13) | 25 (46) | <0.001 | / | / | / |
| Grade 2 | 54 (87) | 29 (54) | <0.001 | / | / | / |
TIC-P: the peak of time-intensity curve; TIC-M: the mean of time-intensity curve; FC: fitting curves of time-intensity; P: peak; AUC: area under the curve; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.