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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Aug 10;78(6):562–571. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.05.041

Table 5:

Role of vascular risks in post MRI vascular events in NOMAS participants with asymptomatic intracranial large artery stenosis

Vascular death Myocardial infarction Ischemic stroke
HR, 95% CI HR, 95% CI HR, 95% CI
Age (in years) 1.1, 1.1-1.1 1.0, 1.0-1.0 1.1, 1.1-1.1
Male sex 1.1, 0.8-1.5 1.1, 0.6-2.0 1.2, 0.8-1.8
Ethnicity
  NH white Reference Reference Reference
NH black 0.8, 0.5-1.2 0.8, 0.3-1.9 0.9, 0.5-1.7
Hispanic 0.6, 0.4-0.8 0.6, 0.3-1.1 1.2, 0.7-2.0
PMD visits post MRI 0.3, 0.2-0.50 0.2, 0.1-0.60 0.6, 0.2-1.5
Antiplatelets exposure (in years) post MRI 1.0, 0.7-1.3 0.6, 0.3-1.2 1.1, 0.7-1.6
Anticoagulant exposure (in years) post MRI 1.4, 0.6-3.0 2.4, 0.6-9.5 3.4, 1.7-7.1
Hypertension at MRI or after 1.2, 0.8-2.0 1.4, 0.4-4.1 0.9, 0.5-1.8
Antihypertensive use at the time of MRI 1.0, 0.7-1.5 1.7, 0.7-4.1 0.8, 0.5-1.5
Hypertension duration (in years) prior to MRI 1.0, 1.0-1.0 1.0, 1.0-1.0 1.0, 1.0-1.0
Diabetes at MRI or after 1.0, 0.5-1.8 2.1, 0.9-5.1 0.5, 0.2-1.0
Hypoglycemic at the time of MRI 1.6, 0.8-3.2 0.6, 0.2-1.7 3.4, 1.5-7.8
Diabetes duration (in years) prior to MRI 1.0, 1.0-1.0 1.0, 1.0-1.1 1.0, 0.9-1.0
Hypercholesterolemia at MRI or after 0.6, 0.4-1.1 0.9, 0.3-2.8 1.4, 0.6-3.5
Lipid-lowering drugs at the time of MRI 1.2, 0.9-1.7 1.4, 0.8-2.7 1.1, 0.7-1.8
  Smoking at the time of MRI 0.8, 0.5-1.5 0.4, 0.1-1.3 1.9, 0.9-4.1
Smoking duration (in years) prior to MRI 1.0, 1.0-1.0 1.0, 1.0-1.0 1.0, 1.0-1.0

Statistical note: Model adjusted for all variables listed in column one of this table. Estimates calculated with Fine and Gray regressions.

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; NH, non-Hispanic; PMD, primary medical doctor; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; mg, milligrams; dL, deciliter; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein.