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Table 4 Atherosclerosis-related CT variables before and after propensity score matching

From: Abdominal atherosclerosis is not a risk factor of nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia among critically ill patients: a propensity matching study

n

Before propensity score matching

P value

After propensity score matching

P value

Absence of NOMI

Presence of NOMI

Absence of NOMI

Presence of NOMI

n = 106

n = 59

n = 38

n = 38

Atherosclerosis-related variables

Coeliac trunk

 Calcium score

49 [0, 312]

79 [0, 275]

0.853

99.50 [0, 286]

22 [0, 238]

0.300

 Nascet % stenosis

16 [0, 41]

26 [0, 47]

0.495

10 [0, 44]

25 [0, 46]

0.885

 None

38 (36.5)

21 (35.6)

0.954

13 (34.2)

15 (39.5)

0.796

  < 25%

18 (17.3)

8 (13.6)

 

7 (18.4)

5 (13.2)

 

  > 25%/< 50%

31 (29.8)

19 (32.2)

 

14 (36.8)

11 (28.9)

 

   > 50%/< 70%

12 (11.5)

7 (11.9)

 

3 (7.9)

5 (13.2)

 

  ≥ 70%

5 (4.8)

4 (6.8)

 

1 (2.6)

2 (5.3)

 

Superior mesentery artery

 Calcium score

52.00 [0, 473]

137 [0, 259]

0.857

153 [0, 665]

85 [0, 240]

0.312

 Nascet % stenosis

0 [0, 31]

0 [0, 0.18]

0.259

0 [0, 32]

0 [0, 4]

0.113

 None

56 (53.3)

38 (64.4)

0.281

20 (54.1)

28 (73.7)

0.206

 < 25%

18 (17.1)

9 (15.3)

 

6 (16.2)

5 (13.2)

 

 > 25%/ < 50%

20 (19.0)

5 (8.5)

 

7 (18.9)

1 (2.6)

 

 > 50%/ < 70%

9 (8.6)

4 (6.8)

 

3 (8.1)

3 (7.9)

 

 ≥ 70%

2 (1.9)

3 (5.1)

 

1 (2.7)

1 (2.6)

 

Inferior mesentery artery

 Stenosis (%)

23 (21.7)

10 (16.9)

0.592

9 (23.7)

6 (15.8)

0.564

 Obstruction

11 (10.3)

11 (18.6)

0.209

4 (10.5)

6 (15.8)

0.734

 Aortic calcium score

4248 [789, 12900]

4893 [1132, 9988]

0.837

4406 [1130, 15348]

2375 [993, 5950]

0.226

 Right iliac artery calcium score

846 [155, 2758]

697 [151, 2281]

0.571

1331 [145, 2855]

384 [86, 959]

0.127

 Left iliac artery calcium score

860 [73, 2413]

576.00 [209, 2191]

0.851

995 [89, 2006]

441.50 [75, 861]

0.116

   Total abdominal calcium score

7253 [1220, 21738]

5802 [2076, 15085]

0.723

7916.50 [1812, 21561]

4139 [1439, 9858]

0.170

  1. Numbers in brackets are percentages for qualitative variables
  2. Non-normal quantitative variables are expressed as median and interquartile range and compared using Wilcoxon test
  3. CT computerized tomography, NOMI nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia