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Table 2 Associations of vascular risk factors with different degrees of carotid artery stenosis

From: Prevalence and correlates of carotid artery stenosis in a cohort of Sri Lankan ischaemic stroke patients

 

< 70% CAS group n = 540

≥70% CAS group n = 10

Association with ≥70% CAS

< 50% CAS group n = 528

≥50% CAS group n = 22

Association with ≥50% CAS

n,(%)

n,(%)

OR

p*

n,(%)

n,(%)

OR

p*

Age (years)

  

1.14

0.016

  

1.12

0.001

Male sex

318(58.9)

8(80.0)

0.43

0.331

311(58.9)

15(68.2)

0.79

0.659

Hypertension

342(63.8)

5(50.0)

0.68

0.583

335(63.4)

12(54.5)

0.71

0.493

Diabetes mellitus

304(56.6)

3(30.0)

0.42

0.238

298(56.4)

9(40.9)

0.58

0.252

Hyperlipidaemia

164(30.8)

2(20.0)

0.84

0.849

193(36.8)

6(27.3)

0.88

0.826

Smoking

134(25.1)

3(30.0)

1.36

0.697

131(24.8)

3(27.3)

1.31

0.631

Previous TIA

48(9)

0(0)

0.00

0.997

47(8.9)

1(4.5)

0.61

0.643

Previous stroke

94(17.5)

0(0.0)

0.00

0.996

91(17.2)

3(13.6)

0.81

0.743

Previous IHD

96(17.8)

3(30.0)

2.47

0.239

95(18.0)

4(18.2)

1.06

0.921

  1. TIA transient ischaemic attack, IHD ischaemic heart disease, CAS Carotid artery stenosis
  2. *Adjusted for all the variables in the model