Table 5.
ASCENDING AORTA | DESCENDING AORTA | ||||
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VARIABLE | Categories | Hazard Ratio (95% CI) | P-value | Hazard Ratio (95% CI) | P-value |
GRADE | |||||
Mild | 1.11 (0.99 to 1.25) | 0.08 | 1.34 (1.12 to 1.61) | .002 | |
Moderate | 1.35 (1.16 to 1.57) | <.001 | 1.63 (1.35 to 1.97) | <.001 | |
Severe | 1.80 (1.44 to 2.25) | <.001 | 1.98 (1.61 to 2.44) | <.001 |
Shown are the hazard ratios for atheroma in the ascending and descending aorta from the regression model in Table 4, when further adjusted for CVA. Minimal attenuation is noted.