Table 5:

Cox proportional hazards model for the association of the presence of spotty calcium on CTA with the occurrence of the MACE composite outcome and the individual MACE components (n = 194)a

MACE (–)MACE (+)HR (95% CI)P Value
MACEb (n = 38)23 (14.7)17 (44.7)4.08 (2.13–7.83)<.001
Any stroke (n = 19)32 (18.3)8 (42.1)3.25 (1.30–8.11).01
 Ipsilateral stroke (n = 14)35 (19.4)5 (35.7)2.61 (0.87–7.82).09
ACS (n = 16)31 (17.4)9 (56.3)6.39 (2.34–17.45)<.001
Cardiovascular mortality (n = 12)35 (19.2)5 (41.7)3.01 (0.95–9.48).06
All-cause mortality (n = 32)28 (17.3)12 (37.5)2.57 (1.25–5.26).01

  • ↵a Data are presented as (No.) (%) and 95% CI of carotid plaques with spotty calcium detected on CTA.

  • ↵b Any stroke, ACS, or cardiovascular mortality.