Table 4. Impact of carotid plaque score on MACE.
| Carotid plaque score Quintile |
Ptrend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintile 1 | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Quintile 5 | ||
| [0 ≤ cPS ≤ 2.60] | [2.60 < cPS ≤ 5.80] | [5.80 < cPS ≤ 9.14] | [9.14 < cPS ≤ 13.4] | [13.4 < cPS ≤ 33.8] | ||
| MACE | ||||||
| Number (Events) | 421 (20) | 408 (21) | 402 (38) | 407 (57) | 407 (107) | |
| HR (95%CI) | Reference | 0.80 (0.41 – 1.57) | 1.47 (0.81 – 2.67) | 1.84 (1.01 – 3.36) | 3.38 (1.82 – 6.27) | < 0.001 |
| P value (vs. Q1) | 0.52 | 0.2 | 0.047 | < 0.001 | ||
cPS: carotid plaque score, MACE: major adverse cardiac events, HR: Hazard ratio, Q: quintile