Arterial Tortuosity and Its Correlation with White Matter Hyperintensities in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Table 1
Correlation analysis of each arterial tortuosity with AIS.
Artery
Crude OR (95% CI)
value
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
value
AUC (95% CI)
value
L.CA
1.109 (1.062-1.158)
<0.001
1.14 (1.068-1.217)
<0.001
0.709 (0.642-0.775)
<0.001
L.CCA
1.099 (1.041-1.159)
0.001
1.106 (1.031-1.187)
0.005
0.659 (0.586-0.733)
<0.001
L.ICA
1.049 (1.017-1.082)
0.002
1.044 (1-1.09)
0.048
0.665 (0.581-0.749)
0.001
L.EICA
1.137 (1.05-1.231)
0.002
1.307 (1.037-1.646)
0.023
0.79 (0.664-0.917)
<0.001
L.IICA
1.028 (0.994-1.063)
0.104
1.077 (1.014-1.143)
0.016
0.6 (0.435-0.766)
0.202
L.M1
1.028 (1.009-1.048)
0.005
1.026 (1.001-1.052)
0.043
0.644 (0.559-0.728)
0.001
R.CA
1.05 (1.012-1.088)
0.009
1.059 (1.007-1.113)
0.025
0.632 (0.56-0.704)
<0.001
R.CCA
1.06 (1.015-1.107)
0.009
1.066 (1.01-1.126)
0.02
0.647 (0.574-0.72)
<0.001
R.ICA
1.029 (0.999-1.061)
0.062
1.011 (0.97-1.052)
0.611
0.623 (0.537-0.708)
0.01
R.EICA
1.05 (0.995-1.108)
0.076
1.051 (0.985-1.122)
0.129
0.703 (0.565-0.841)
0.01
R.IICA
1.022 (0.993-1.052)
0.143
1.067 (1.012-1.124)
0.015
0.618 (0.457-0.779)
0.136
R.M1
1.014 (0.997-1.03)
0.1
1.029 (1.006, 1.053)
0.015
0.595 (0.505-0.685)
0.032
VAD
1.052 (1.018-1.087)
0.003
1.06 (1.009-1.113)
0.021
0.628 (0.555-0.701)
<0.001
BA
1.007 (0.977-1.038)
0.65
1.002 (0.967-1.039)
0.903
0.523 (0.446-0.6)
0.555
The adjusted odd ratio and value represent the results of multivariate logistic regression analysis. Variables entered into analysis include age, male, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, smoking, alcohol abuse, LDL-C, C-reactive protein, homocysteine, fibrinogen, and proteinuria. AUC: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.
