Table 3 Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for MACE associated with one standard deviation higher magnetic resonance imaging parameters of carotid arteries, adjusted for age, sex, history of ever smoking, body mass index, hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

Lumen diameter, 0.77 mm

1.05 (0.75 – 1.47)

1.03 (0.71 – 1.48)

Vessel diameter, 0.95 mm

1.21 (0.85 – 1.71)

1.18 (0.80 – 1.72)

Wall thickness, 0.19 mm

1.46 (1.03 – 2.06)*

1.47 (1.00 – 2.18)

Standard deviation wall thickness, 0.05 mm

1.66 (1.17 – 2.37)**

1.80 (1.18 – 2.76)**

Lumen area, 0.08 mm²

1.04 (0.75 – 1.44)

1.03 (0.72 – 1.46)

Total vessel area, 0.13 mm

1.20 (0.85 – 1.69)

1.18 (0.81 – 1.72)

Wall area, 0.06 mm²

1.36 (0.98 – 1.90)

1.36 (0.93 – 1.97)

Normalized wall index, 0.05

1.31 (0.94 – 1.82)

1.33 (0.92 – 1.93)

MRI parameter

Age and sex adjusted

Multivariate adjusted

Lumen diameter, 2.44 mm

0.86 (0.60 – 1.24)

0.87 (0.57 – 1.31)

Vessel diameter, 2.67 mm

0.94 (0.66 – 1.34)

0.97 (0.65 – 1.44)

Wall thickness, 0.35 mm

1.23 (0.87 – 1.73)

1.27 (0.89 – 1.83)

Standard deviation wall thickness, 0.11 mm

1.36 (0.99 – 1.87)

1.42 (1.00 – 2.03)

Lumen area, 0.85 mm²

0.87 (0.60 – 1.25)

0.88 (0.58 – 1.33)

Total vessel area, 1.07 mm

0.95 (0.66 – 1.36)

0.99 (0.66 – 1.47)

Wall area, 0.35 mm²

1.15 (0.82 – 1.62)

1.22 (0.85 – 1.75)

Normalized wall index, 0.04

1.34 (0.95 – 1.90)

1.41 (0.96 – 2.07)