Calcifications of Vertebrobasilar Arteries on CT: Detailed Distribution and Relation to Risk Factors in 245 Ischemic Stroke Patients

Table 3

Factors contributing to vertical dispersed intracranial calcifications in both vertebral and basilar arteries.

	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P
Age (years)	1.02 (0.99–1.05)	0.251
Male gender	2.71 (1.35–5.45)	0.005
Cholesterol mmol/L	0.98 (0.56–1.70)	0.933
LDL mmol/L	0.90 (0.46–1.75)	0.760
Diabetes history	2.27 (1.03–4.99)	0.040
Statin therapy	1.96 (0.92–4.17)	0.082
Smoking history*	0.98 (0.46–2.01)	0.951

LDL: low density lipoprotein, *positive smoking history versus never smoked + unknown history.