Incremental Value of Plaque Enhancement in Patients with Moderate or Severe Basilar Artery Stenosis: 3.0 T High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Study

Table 3

Univariate analysis of posterior ischemic stroke event with BA stenosis > 50%.

Variable	OR	95% CI
Age	0.930	(0.862, 1.003)	0.060
Male gender	1.853	(0.532, 6.454)	0.333
Hypertension	0.769	(0.256, 2.309)	0.640
Hyperlipidemia	2.625	(0.627, 10.990)	0.187
Diabetes	1.200	(0.418, 3.441)	0.734
Smoking	3.077	(1.025, 9.235)	0.045
Severe stenosis	0.833	(0.278, 2.500)	0.745
Eccentric plaque	0.338	(0.064, 1.795)	0.203
Focal thickening	2.434	(0.027, 2.235)	0.212
Enhancement	5.318	(1.610, 17.563)	0.006
IPH	1.474	(0.493, 4.401)	0.487

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; IPH: intraplaque hemorrhage.