Table 3 Association between plaque characteristics and recurrent stroke

 Intracranial plaques

  MaxWT, mm

1.06

0.30–3.670

0.929

  Length

1.02

0.74–1.42

0.887

  Stenosis

1.03

0.95–1.12

0.478

  Calcification

1.05

0.230–3.75

0.939

  LRNC

1.67

0.52–5.43

0.393

  IPH

2.17

0.32–14.85

0.429

  Plaque number

11.26

1.27–100.23

0.030

 Extracranial plaques

  MaxWT

2.01

0.58–7.01

0.274

  Length

1.08

0.90–1.31

0.406

  Stenosis

0.98

0.92–1.03

0.374

  Calcification

2.80

0.39–20.17

0.307

  LRNC

1.01

0.40–2.60

0.977

  Plaque number

1.39

0.49–3.98

0.536

 Co-existing plaques

  Plaque number

2.42

1.04–5.64

0.040

 Intracranial plaques

  MaxWT, mm

0.80

0.20–3.24

0.755

  Length

0.89

0.60–1.33

0.573

  Stenosis

1.06

0.96–1.18

0.221

  Calcification

0.49

0.07–3.41

0.469

  LRNC

1.41

0.36–5.48

0.621

  IPH

1.00

0.05–21.91

0.999

  Plaque number

15.93

0.92–275.99

0.057

 Extracranial plaques

  MaxWT

3.05

0.57–16.34

0.193

  Length

1.14

0.871.50

0.342

  Stenosis

0.98

0.92–1.04

0.515

  Calcification

3.77

0.40–35.75

0.248

  LRNC

1.05

0.29–3.77

0.940

  Plaque number

1.42

0.44–4.59

0.562

 Co-existing plaques

  Plaque number

3.16

1.03–9.71

0.044