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Variable Symptomatic (n = 6) Asymptomatic (n = 44) OR (95% CI) PValue AUC Plaque burden % wall volume 61.0 ± 5.8 56.1 ± 9.2 1.93 (0.70–5.31)a .204 0.689 % stenosis on MRA 50.8 ± 6.9 55.5 ± 9.7 0.61 (0.25–1.46)a .265 0.339 Ulceration on MRA 50% 36% 1.75 (0.32–9.72) .661 0.568 Prevalence plaque components Fibrous cap thin/ruptured 100% 39% n/a (2.13-infinity)b .006c 0.807 Lipid-rich necrotic core 100% 43% n/a (1.77-infinity)b .022c 0.784 Hemorrhage 67% 25% 6.00 (0.96–37.4) .055 0.708 Calcifications 67% 84% 0.38 (0.06–2.48) .311 0.413 % Volume of plaque components Lipid-rich necrotic core 18.5 ± 12.2 6.6 ± 11.3 1.90 (1.03–3.51)a .040 0.837 Hemorrhage 6.9 ± 6.6 1.9 ± 5.0 3.22 (0.97–10.71)a .056 0.750 Calcifications 2.9 ± 3.7 4.7 ± 5.9 0.44 (0.05–4.02)a .470 0.405
a OR and 95% CI for a 10% increase.
b Lower limit CI estimated by exact logistic regression analysis. “n/a” was used because OR cannot be calculated in the presence of zero cells in a 2 × 2 table.
c Fisher exact test.